But
I say, “How Can You Show Me Your Faith
If
You Don't Have Good Deeds?
I
Will Show You My Faith By My Good Deeds.”
Scripture
James
2
18 Now
someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good
deeds.” But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t
have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.”
19 You
say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for
you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror.
Observation
“You
say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for
you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror.”
I
don't know about you, but I run in to people who will say to me,
“Yes, sure I believe in God.” In fact, very few people will say
that they flat out don't believe in God.
What
James chapter 2 says to me is this, “Eddy, if you have faith in God
like you say that you do then your life needs to show it. There needs
to be evidence that you are who you say you are. It should be
reflected in the way you live.”
Application
I
know that “good deeds” don't save me, but they must be part of my
life if I am a true believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. So I will look
for ways to express my faith by doing random acts of kindness for
people as God puts them on my heart.
How
about you? What “good deed” has God placed on your heart?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, help me to be a doer of Your Word and not a hearer only. Show
me who needs to be encouraged today. Show me how Ican help someone
today. Don't let me live this day for myself. Thank You for blessing
me so much. Help me to be a blessing to someone else.
Daily
Bible Reading: Isaiah 32,33,34,35; James 2
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