James 2:20-24 “But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the friend of God. Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
Faith gives substance, to hope. Hope is the BLUEPRINT (the promise or desire) that we have for our life or situation. For instance, maybe like me once in a while you get a special “craving” for a certain food…let’s just say a pizza; you probably think about what kind you would like, and what toppings you want on it..you meditate on it, think about it to the degree that you can almost taste it. But, if you never get out of your chair and go to the pizza shop to get it, you are not going to get the pizza! You didn’t get the pizza because you did not put ACTION to your faith. You thought about it, you meditated on it to the point that you could picture it. Bud you didn’t taste it because you didn’t do something about it. You couldn’t sink your teeth into hope with your actions, and therefore you couldn’t sink your teeth into that pizza. It is vitally important that we put ACTION TO OUR FAITH! If we don’t act on our faith, we can actually miss out on the promise.
Yesterday’s trivia: Ezekiel, Ezekiel 8:5.
Today’s trivia: Who constructed the first altar covered with gold? Hint: 1 Kings 5-6.
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BECAUSE: YOU ARE WELL ABLE!
PD & Kathy