Good works


Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.


Faith without works is dead. Works which are aimed to obtain salvation, are those that the bible calls dead towards God. However there are good deeds which should accompany our salvation, these works matter so much before God and believers will be judged based on them. 


It matters what you do as well as what you believe. It's not only good to have right beliefs, based on right knowledge, it matters what you do with them.


What are you up to with your life? What are you using your time, resources, talents for? Is your faith leading you to do more, or only sending you into hiding in the prayer closet? Until recently, there are these questions which we always ask ourselves whenever we are done hearing a sermon during family time, "What have you learned, what are you going to do about it?" They really used to nag me but it's until you discover that it's what you do that you truly know and believe, that's when you are prompted to act upon every sermon or message you hear. Gone are the days when you praise the man of God for preaching powerfully only to remain the same week in, week out. The sermon is preacher and all one remembers is the shouting, jumping and lifting chairs. Let's lift them, shout, run but at the end of the day, let's act on them. 


Our faith should be evident to all by the much good we do.



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