Faith Requires Action

Devotional Reading: For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. James 2:26 KJV

Faith consists of bringing what has already been accomplished by God in the spiritual world and making it a reality in our world. Faith is not real unless it is accompanied by actions and a lifestyle. In other words, our faith is manifested through how we live. As such, faith is not just a question of words, but actions.

For instance, when you believe that God has healed you, you can simply start to do straightaway what you couldn’t do beforehand. All of the accounts in the Gospels and the book of Acts talk about an action that followed the faith of those who received a miracle from the Lord. The paralytic man had to get up, the blind man was called to Jesus and left behind the security of his possessions when he discarded his coat. When the water was changed into wine at Cana, the servants had to draw the water and then take it to the master of ceremonies.

There are so many other examples… Obedience always accompanies the miracle because the miracle is the part of faith that only belongs to us. All of the rest is in the hands of God. However, obedience is our responsibility. To live by faith is not to live in accordance with what we can see or feel, but simply in relation to what God says!

Faith is an action, it leads us to adopt a way of living that says: LIFE IS SIMPLE, GOD SAYS AND I OBEY! What is God saying to you and are you going to obey in a radical way? That means without negotiating or compromise. When you do this, you will see your life transformed and the miracle will happen.

Prayer and Confession
I live by faith, I live in obedience to what God’s word says. His word governs my life. Halleluyah!

Further Reading: Philemon 6, Genesis 12:1