For merely listening to the law doesn’t make us right with God. It is obeying the law that makes us right in his sight.
Romans 2:13 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/rom.2.13.NLT
Listening to what God says in His Word is important but obeying the law is what makes us right in His sight. I must obey what the law says and not just listen to what it says.
They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.
Romans 1:19-20 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/rom.1.19-20.NLT
God showed me that he exists and has shown me that through His creation.
This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”
Romans 1:17 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/rom.1.17.NLT
God gives me life through faith, I must have faith in God for Him to heal my eye and since my faith has given me life, I will continue to have faith in God.
“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “My Rabbi, ” the blind man said, “I want to see!”
Mark 10:51 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.10.51.NLT
I believe that Jesus can heal my blind eye and I need to tell him what I want and have faith that He can heal my eye.
“What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.”
Mark 9:23 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.9.23.NLT
God can do things that are not possible in the natural world. I am praying and believing that my right eye will have the vision restored. I have to remember that anything is possible because I believe that Jesus can heal my eye.
Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.
Mark 8:34 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.8.34.NLT
I must put aside what I want and follow Jesus. It's not easy but there is a reward in Heaven for following Jesus. I must put him first and not myself.
As they were crossing the lake, Jesus warned them, “Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
Mark 8:15 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.8.15.NLT
Jesus warned me to be careful about what people say or teach. I should not be distracted by things in the physical world and focus on what He is saying to me in His Word.
