The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 28:5 (HCSB)
5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand everything.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 118:19-20 (HCSB)
19 Open the gates of righteousness for me; I will enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.
20 This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous will enter through it.
The Word of God for encouragement:
James 2:18-19 (HCSB)
18 But someone will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works, and I will show you faith from my works.
19 You believe that God is one; you do well. The demons also believe—and they shudder.
James 2:22 (HCSB)
22 You see that faith was active together with his works, and by works, faith was perfected.
James 2:26 (HCSB)
26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
My observation:
What kind of faith do you have? In James chapter two we see three types of faith. The first type of faith that we see is living faith. How do you tell if you have a living faith? Living faith shows it is alive by the works that flow for the life of the believer. The Apostle Paul put it this way.
Ephesians 2:10 (HCSB)
10 For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.
Conversely, James also points out two other types of faith; demonic faith, and dead faith. The Devil has faith, and what good is a dead faith? Genuine faith shows it is alive by its works.
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I pray that others will be able to look at my activities and see evidence that I am person who has a faith that is alive. Father, I pray that you will get the glory for anything that, by faith, you do through me. In Jesus name, Amen.
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Isaiah 55:11 (HCSB)
11 so My word that comes from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please and will prosper in what I send it ⌊to do⌋."
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