Read: James 2:14–26
Bible in a Year: Job 14–16; Acts 9:22–43
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. James 2:18
As a friend drove to the grocery store, she noticed a woman
walking along the side of the road and felt she should turn the car
around and offer her a ride. When she did, she was saddened to hear that
the woman didn’t have money for the bus so was walking home many miles
in the hot and humid weather. Not only was she making the long journey
home, but she had also walked several hours that morning to arrive at
work by 4 a.m.
By offering a ride, my friend put into practice in a modern
setting James’s instruction for Christians to live out their faith with
their deeds: “Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is
dead” (v. 17). He was concerned that the church take care of the widows
and the orphans (James 1:27), and he also wanted them to rely not on
empty words but to act on their faith with deeds of love.
We are saved by faith, not works, but we
live out our faith by loving others and caring for their needs. May we,
like my friend who offered the ride, keep our eyes open for those who
might need our help as we walk together in this journey of life.
Lord Jesus Christ, You did the ultimate deed by dying on the cross for me. May I never forget the sacrifice that gives me life.
We live out our faith through our good deeds.
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