Faith Without Deeds Is Useless

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

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. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?

James 2:14-20

We can feel positive about God helping us so we can help others.

Our lives are about remembering the needs in our world. We are to do good things and share them with others. The apostle James reminds us that we demonstrate our faith by our actions. The needs in our world are varied and overwhelming but when we love our neighbor as ourselves, as Jesus said, we reach people with God’s love.

Open your heart to God to learn compassion and open your hand to give help.

Our Daily Bread – November 20, 2014