Our belief is a dead belief unless...

Jas 2:20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?


Joh 6:28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
Joh 6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.


Faith- believing without works is dead.
The work of God is believing on Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.


Belief is manifested by our life, and our life is made up our the actions we perform. Your life is what you do. Everyone's lives differ, one from the next even when people have similar living situations. Every action we make is revealing who we are. Bizarre actions we sometimes commit leave us saying- that wasn't like me, I wouldn't normally do something like that, and yet the actions reveal us. Our day to day life reveals who we are. When we believe in God our lives need to reflect that belief. Devils believe and tremble. It's not enough for us to believe and have it end there. Our lives are transformed by that believe. It is the work of God to believe on Jesus, and in believing have our lives reflect the belief.


Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God


Jas 2:20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
Jas 2:21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Jas 2:22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
Jas 2:23 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.
Jas 2:24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.


Faith wrought WITH his works.
Abraham believe God and it was imputed unto him for righteousness.


Abraham only offered Isaac because He believed in God. If he hadn't believed in God he would never have followed what God asked of Him. Abraham's actions reflected his belief in God. Our actions have to reflect our belief in God or our belief is a dead belief as useless to us as it is to the devils that believe and tremble.


May God help our belief be realized in our lives fully. Our hope is in Christ, the love of Christ. By His grace and His mercy, in His righteousness alone.


Amen.