Put Your Work Where Your Promise Is!

A young boy, on an errand for his mother, had just bought a dozen eggs. Walking out of the store, he tripped and dropped the sack. All the eggs broke, and the sidewalk was a mess. The boy tried not to cry.

A few people gathered to see if he was OK and to tell him how sorry they were. In the midst of the words of pity, one man handed the boy a quarter. Then he turned to the group and said, "I care 25 cents worth. How much do the rest of you care?"

Sometimes it is simple to tell someone you will pray or even promise to do a labor, and for some reason you forget. It is when the words and the actions of your life become one that we can make a difference in the world today. James 2:16 points out that words don't mean much if we have the ability to do more. "If a brother or sister is ill-clad and in lack of daily food, and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace, be warmed and filled,' without giving them the things needed for the body, what does it profit? So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead."

Mid-week Prayer

Holy God, sometimes our empty words ring around the world. Today, let our words become the true measure of our love for You. In Christ's name we pray. Amen. This has been Rev. Jim Massey. I know all of you can spare a quarter for a child. But it is more important that you be willing to spare your life for Christ. The Bible gives us many challenges. Join me next week and we will see how you can daily live with the Word.