Do Something

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

October 21, 2025

Do Something

I will show you my faith by my good deeds.

Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless?

Just as the body is dead without breath, 

so also faith is dead without good works.

James 2:18,20,26

The Epistle of James is attributed to James, traditionally recognized as a prominent leader in the early Christian Church and the brother of Jesus. He surely did not sugarcoat his counsel. As harsh, and to the point, as his teachings are, he is not encouraging us to earn our right standing with God by our good deeds. He is showing us how acting on our faith will help us remain in God’s grace for each day.

Cheryl and I often include this Collect for Guidance in our morning prayers:

Heavenly God, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

This prayer is asking the Holy Spirit to help us stay in God’s grace for the day and thus fulfill God’s purpose for us each day. The good deeds in James’ imperative do not require rocket science to accomplish. Our work for the Lord can include writing a letter, asking for forgiveness, intercessory prayer for someone, adding extra food for a food bank to our shopping cart.

My Takeaway: Today I will do something that demonstrates my faith in Christ. Will you join me?

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

 

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

Copyright © 2025 by Alex M. Knight

 

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