Be Still And Know

READ: James 2:15-17 NLT Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well”—but then you don’t give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do? So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless. Christians use a lot of words. Preaching, singing, praying and fellowship all involve oceans of words and that’s fine on one condition, and if that condition is not met then we should be quiet. The condition is this: words must translate into action. You can preach the finest sermon, sing the most beautiful song of worship, pray the most articulate prayer and enjoy the warmest fellowship but if godly actions don’t result then it was all a dangerous waste of time. Don’t you love James? He doesn’t know how to beat around the bush. He goes straight for the jugular every time. He wants to see every Christian busily involved in turning their fine words into action. He is appalled at t