Day 25: The Evidence of Faith

Week 4, Thursday, January 28

Text: Matthew 25:40
“I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.”

Thought for the day:
True faith will be evident in our actions. We are saved if we have faith in Christ, not because of our works or deeds. However, when Jesus speaks of the final judgment day, he talks about works such as visiting the sick, giving a drink to someone who is thirsty or giving clothes to a stranger. Do His words mean that faith really doesn’t matter?

Christ’s words are not intended to teach us that faith is insignificant, but rather that true faith will always change the way we live.

Whenever we study spiritual disciplines, we run the risk of believing that faithfully walking with God means that we live quiet lives of sitting, thinking, prayer, reading, and fasting. Although we benefit from quiet times in God’s presence, the process of walking with Him is not a sedentary lifestyle. God calls His people to action, and the way that we act is the best evidence to others that we are walking with God.

Journal/Exercise:
You have been asked this week to serve others. Today, I would like you to write down in your journal what has happened as a result of your service. How have others responded to you? How have you felt about the experience? Do you see God working in you as you offer this service to Him?