John 1:50
“Do
you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.”
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 puts all their 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+
Make known to men your might…the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
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