Friday, February 7, 2025

The Key

Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, ‘Go, I wish you well, keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
- James 2:15-17

Prayer and faith are key ingredients for change—but we still have work to do. We are called to impact the world for Christ and bring others to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. You can do this by preaching the Gospel message and by helping those in need. By doing so, you show Christ’s love for others.

Doing something to create greater good in our world is an outward expression of our inward faith. We can effect change in the world because of our faith. Though works aren’t how we are saved, works are how we serve the God who has saved us.

1 Corinthians 3:12-14 teaches us that on the Day of Judgment, Christ is going to test how we built on His foundation. He’s going to show our work for what it is, test it and show its quality.

You do not know when your last day on earth will be. You do not know when you will lose the opportunity to labor in God’s fields. So go out and spread the Good News each day!

Further Reading

• Matthew 9:37
• John 9:4
• Acts 20:34-36