Faith
“Faith without works is dead” (James 2:26).
The subject of the book of James can be summed up in two words, PRACTICAL FAITH, or in three words, FAITH IN OPERATION. It is not the faith that saves, but the faith that gives proof that we are saved.
The above verse is a real challenge for those who say they are Christians. Does their life show it? “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone” (James 2:17). A profession that you are saved, without showing it from day to day in your life just doesn’t add up. Sure we don’t expect to see you suddenly drop everything and rush off as a missionary to some foreign land, and we aren’t looking for perfection either. But we do expect to see something of Christ shine out in your life. You have the new nature now, and along with the new nature comes godly living and service for the Lord. Don’t say you are a believer and then not act like one. Others can’t read your heart, but they can read your life, and the only way they know you are really a child of God is by your actions. What will your life say to others today?
