James 1:25  "But whoever looks into the perfect law of liberty, and continues therein, not being a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed."

James uses a phrase:  "…the perfect law of liberty…"  to describe what happens when we step from the Old Testament laws into the New Testament laws.  He says we now have a law called "Liberty."

He says the new laws are perfect.  That if we follow these laws we will not be forgetful about what we hear, or what God expects of us.  That there is a work to be done, and we will do it.  That's what happens with the salvation experience.  We get "a will" to do God's work.  He gives this "will" to us.

Hebrews 10: 16  "This is the covenant that I will make with them, after those days, says the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and I will write them in their minds."

Now, when we hear God's words, we remember them.  They are written not in stone, but in our hearts.

Ezekiel 11:19  "And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh; That they may walk in my statutes, and keep my ordinances, and do them:  and they shall be my people, and I will be their God."

One heart.  New spirit.  A heart that is soft, not hard.  We will walk in his laws.  Do his work.  Then Ezekiel gives a blessing.  "…I will be their God."   James also gave a blessing:  "…this man shall be blessed in his deed."

Doing good feels good.  You are the one who gets the blessing.