What would the world look like if each self-professed follower of Jesus truly lived out their faith daily with passion?
I believe the world would look differently. I believe our churches would be full of tired Jesus followers every Sunday – there to recuperate from living to the fullest the week before and regrouping to go out and do it again the next week.
It is easy to say, “I am a believer. I have put my faith and trust in Jesus.” But the test of those words comes in how we live.
James 2:14-26 forces a reality check. The author of the book refuses to take our statement of faith at face value. He pushes the issue and says that we cannot expect others to believe that our faith is real if it is not backed up by our actions.
Go out and live your faith today. Words are hollow and meaningless if we don’t live them.
Be a blessing today.
If you are anywhere near First Baptist Corpus at 6:00 PM tonight, come and join the discussion about this text.
Clay in the Hands 
Thanks for keeping us encouraged and uncomfortable.
Russell
What I was thinking when you asked this question during the study Brian was what James said about mercy. What would this world look like if we all put our judgments aside and let mercy triumph? In that mercy we show God’s love to those who need it such as orphans and widows. The love and mercy is what will change the world…..and it begins with each of us….and me. Thanks for the study and the chance for reflection.