John Chapter 13 verse 17 (NIV)
“Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.”
Jesus had just finished washing His disciples’ feet and teaching them about how to serve, and how to conduct themselves after His return to His Father. But this verse is the lynch pin of the chapter for me. Jesus stresses that it was not enough to know the things that He had taught them. He explained that the blessing comes not from knowing these things, but actually doing them.
Surely this is a reminder to us too. We may be blessed to come under regular anointed teaching from God’s word. But that will mean nothing if we don’t take the next step and act in obedience to what we have heard.
We may take time to thank the speaker after a service for the blessing of the teaching, but the speaker will be truly blessed if they see the word spoken being put into practice.
Dear Lord,
Help me then to do as Jesus taught the disciples – to put His teaching into practice. I ask in Jesus’ Name. Amen.