Good Words for Today: October 20

“So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead” (James 2:17). My faith is dead if I talk without caring. My faith is dead if I lead without loving. My faith is dead if I quote the Bible without applying it in my own life. My faith is dead if I pray on Sunday and don’t show compassion on Monday. My faith is dead if I give my tithe and spend the rest on myself. Just as I was writing those words, I saw this quote from Christian Hip Hop artist Princeton Marcellis: “My faith is dead if it doesn’t make me move.” I think James would agree 100%. Living faith is moving faith.

October 20, 2016