… Abraham’s faith and deeds worked together. He proved that his faith was real by what he did This is what the Scriptures mean by saying, “Abraham had faith in God, and God was pleased with him.” That’s how Abraham became God’s friend. You can now see that we please God by what we do and not only by what we believe (James 2:22 MSG).
Faith is what you do as a result of God’s Word that you believe. In other words, faith is action added to your believing. When you hear God’s Word, don’t stop at believing what it says; act on it—do what it says! That’s faith. Sometimes, some folks easily give up or get discouraged when they start out acting on the Word. That’s wrong; never stagger at the Word of God through unbelief. Strong faith doesn’t stagger or give up; strong faith insists on the integrity and infallibility of God’s Word in the face of staggering opposition.
Remember, we’re Word practitioners; we practice God’s Word by doing what it says. That’s the way to grow prevailing faith and continuously experience the blessing of the Word in your life. Learn to practice God’s Word; it’s an instruction from God’s Spirit: “Be ye doers of the word and not hearers only.” That’s another way of saying “add action to your faith!”
This was what Abraham and other men of faith listed in faith’s hall of fame did (Hebrews 11). The Bible says “By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith” (Hebrews 11:7). Noah added action to the words he received from God by moving with reverence to prepare the ark: he acted on the Word!
The Word of God is for doing; it’s for us to live by. Learning to live by the truth of God’s Word means you’ve set yourself up for an eternal journey of success, victory and prosperity. Add action to your faith today, by putting the Word to work in your life.
Prayer
Father, I thank you for causing your Word to profit me and produce fruits in my life as I practice what it says. I’m blessed as I put the Word to work in my life today. I declare that as I take my steps based on your Word that I hear and believe, victory, success and prosperity are mine, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study
James 2:21-26 “ Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? [22] Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? [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. [24] Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. [25] Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? [26] For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.”
Matthew 7:24: Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
(Taken by permission from Christ Embassy Church , aka Believer’s LoveWorld Ministries , Lagos, Nigeria. www.ChristEmbassy.org )
