DCLM Higher Everyday 4 November 2025 — A Hearer And Doer
DCLM Higher Everyday 4 November 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — A Hearer And Doer
Topic: A Hearer And Doer
Key Verse: “But be ye doers of the word, and not a hearer only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass” (James 1:22-23).
Text — James 1:19-25
19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Message
In his Sermon, “A Warning to Waverer,” the renowned preacher, C. H. Spurgeon, said, “To look in the glass and not to wash off the spot, is but a piece of vanity. And to hear a sermon, or read a chapter and not to put into practice what we have taught is a sad waste of time.” Our text focuses on right attitude, and deposition expected from every child of God as he or she reads and hears God’s word, whether during personal devotion, or at the place of worship. Refusal to act on God’s word can be described as time wasting and can as well be described as self-deception which could lead to perdition if not repented of.
Also Read: DCLM Higher Everyday 3 November 2025 – Suffering For Christ
As we hear the word of the Lord, we must also do it, because the measure of our lives is determined by the level of the word of God we hear, know and do. Youths who refuse to accept the word of God are exposed to vices that can easily ruin their lives in this world and in eternity.
Quote: Accept the word of God
Challenge: Be a doer of the word.
Prayer for today: Oh God, help me to be a hearer and doer of your word.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
