James 2:14-26
14 What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds?
Can such faith save him? 15 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and
daily food. 16 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? 17 In the same
way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. 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 what I do. 19 You believe that there is one God. Good!
Even the demons believe that—and shudder. 20 You foolish man, do you want
evidence that faith without deeds is useless? 21 Was not our ancestor Abraham
considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith
was made complete by what he did. 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says,
“Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was
called God’s friend. 24 You see that a person is justified by what he does and not
by faith alone. 25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered
righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off
in a different direction? 26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without
deeds is dead.

Meditation:
1. Faith is something that we cannot see but faith is made real and visible in
our works. James tells us that faith and works go hand-in-hand; our faith in
the person and gospel of Jesus Christ changes the way that we see the world,
ourselves, and God’s work. As we grow in our relationship with Christ, our
changed perspective and value system will cause us to behave closer to God’s
way. Thus, our actions reveal our faith in God.
2. How has my faith affected the way in which I view my life, relationships,
work, the Church, how I spend my time, etc? How is God already at work
around me? How can I join others to live out my faith in actions?

Personal Note:
Action is necessary to show my faith in Jesus Christ.  Today is a holiday, let's sit down and pray and ask God to show us actions we can take to show the love of Christ to the world.