What's Your Score?
We keep track of many things in life: finances, weight, goals, our favorite basketball team (go Kansas). And with all of these we can tell if we are doing well or if we are falling behind. Well how do we keep track on how we are doing with our faith? A lot of people will say Bible reading, prayer, church attendance, but are these the true scoreboard to our faith.The Biblical author, James, give us the way to tell us how to track our progress in our faith.
"What good is it, dear brothers and sisters. if you say you have faith but don't show it by your actions?... faith by itself isn't good enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless. Now some may argue, 'Some may have faith; others have good deeds.' But I say, 'How can you show me your faith if you don't have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds."
So what is your score? When was the last time you helped someone who couldn't help themselves (James 1:27), or gave to someone in need out of your abundance. Our God is a God of the oppressed and His church is His hands to extend love.
