WAY OF THE LORD (05-15-10)

Acts 18:25
He had been instructed in the Way of the Lord and, with ardent spirit, spoke and taught accurately about Jesus…
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I knew about the Lord Jesus since I was a child having attended a Catholic school. I knew about how He died on the cross for our sins and how He rose again from the dead. Back then, I already knew a lot about Him…

… and so I thought. But I was wrong.

Today, I learned that to know more about Jesus, we must learn to live the life He has lived – we must be doers of the Word and not hearers only.

A person who claims to have faith without works is like a person who put all effort into building the foundation of a house and never builds anything on that foundation. But a person who displays great works but has no faith is like a person who builds their house on sand without any foundation.

Our response to God’s love is to be more than simple belief. It is to be a belief so strong it calls us to action. Works toward God are to do His will and His work and, yes, to obey His laws. Works toward our neighbors are to serve them and to do good for them.

Faith without works is dead. Faith with works is life – eternal life!

We must believe that we cannot separate faith and works. They must go together or your faith is a dead faith. We are not talking about our own works or that our works earn us eternal life... but that, by the grace of God, we act in faith working through love to cooperate with the gift of grace and gain eternal life. Let your faith works with love!

Let us pray +

Almighty Father, We are not helpless, we are certainly not weak, we are children of the King and His rightful heirs. Turn our hearts toward worship, praise, and thanksgiving when we start to wallow in self pity, selfishness, or pride. I am blessed beyond measure already, and I praise and thank You for all You have provided. Amen+

God is king of all the earth.