Do it

And David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God—my God—will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord. - 1 Chronicles 28:20

Be strong.
Be of good courage.
Don’t fear.
Don’t be dismayed.
Finish the work.
God will be with you.

What a great reminder to the people as they set about the task of building the Temple. The work had to be done. The had to be strong. There was no room for fear. Their God would be with them.

But all that would have not meant much if they just rested on the promises of strength and comfort and God’s presence they wouldn’t get a whole lot done.

That's why James writes ‘be doers of the word, and not hearers only.’ Do the work, don’t just hear about it. Do the work, don't just study it. Do the work, don’t just talk about it. Do the work, don’t just talk about it on Facebook. Doing it is not clicking ‘like’ or sharing a post. Facebook slacktivism may make us feel good, but it does nothing.

So do it. Like the old Nike advert said ‘just do it.’

And in this I give advice: It is to your advantage not only to be doing what you began and were desiring to do a year ago; but now you also must complete the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have. – (2 Corinthians 8.10-11)

Do it.