FAITH. We all say we have it! Yeah, we believe there is one God, sure. We trust Him to help us through hard times, of course. We even say a prayer before we close our eyes to sleep & maybe listen to Christian music on the way to work... But I read something in my quiet time this weekend that challenged me!
JAMES 2: 14-19 & 24
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
24 You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.
This is what God seemed to be challenging me with. Do I just say I have faith? Or am I putting it into action?? Today, I don't want a dead faith!!! I want my actions to show my faith to the world, not just what I say but what I do!
So let's let our faith be alive today!!!
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