James 2:26 – 26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
How do we indicate or show that we believe Jesus is the Son of God and that he died for us on the cross? By our actions, that is how we show that we really believe. It is our faith that he died on the cross for our sins and that He is the Son of God that redeems us, not works, but we do need to have that faith.
Here is an example. You say to everyone I love to mushrooms brains, love them. Someone looks to you and says, okay, I just happen to have some right here. You say, no I’m not hungry right now. So the person leaves you alone. Later on your hungry and that same person over hears you. They present it in front of you again. You make another excuse.
My point of the paragraph is: “talk is cheap.”
James 2:18-19 – 18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
This has always been one of my favorite versus. Probably because in this time period we live in, we hear all the time something such as, I believe there is a higher power of some sort. They may also say I believe God exists. Well that’s fine and dandy and those people may really feel like accomplished believers since evolution is being rammed down our throats. However, even demons believe God exist and where are they heading? Hell.
We need to have faith that Jesus is the Son of God and that he died for our sins. We need to make Him Lord. How do we show our faith? By our works. How much works? That’s God’s call, but the Word of God states actions speak louder than words.
Matthew 21:28-31 – 28 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’ 29 “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. 30 “Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.
31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. …………
Now Jesus was telling this parable to the Chief Priests and Elders in these verses and His point was that tax collectors and sinners were entering ahead of them. However, the Lord is making it clear that actions speak louder than words.
If someone is always making promises to you and never acts on them, what’s the character of that individual?
Acts of kindness or love is a true affection shared. Words are nice, but if never backed up with acts, well that starts become empty and insincere over a long period of time.
Show the Lord you love Him!
Your actions, good or bad, make a statement on how much you care and love Him.