To Be Least

²²Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. ²³Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror ²⁴and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ²⁵But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it--he will be blessed in what he does. (James 1)

¹⁴What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? ¹⁵Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. ¹⁶If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? ¹⁷In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. (James 1)

      If you have been around for a couple of years, I am sure you have realized that Christians are often categorized as hypocrites by the world.
      Why does this happen? Simply because far to many people who call themselves Christians do not act like Christians. To many people go around preaching to stop living a life of sin, when the next day they are living a life of sin. I know that in my life, I have said things and did not live according to what I have said. I have been a hypocrite and I am sure I am not the only one.
      We are to be a witness to the world by example. If someone came up to you and said that they have a friend who was a hundred feet tall. Would you believe him? Of course not, but if you saw this tall friend you would believe him. The same goes for being a witness to others. If you say that you know the Truth, but do not live by it, they are not going to believe you.

      My brothers and sisters in Christ, is this how we are a light to this world? How can they see the light in us, if we do not walk in the light.

⁵This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. ⁶If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. ⁷But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. (1 John 1)

19You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that–and shudder. (James 1)

      We as Christians need to move on from the belief to action. Unless we put our knowledge of the Truth to practice, no one will see the Truth. Unless we start living in the light, no one will see the light. It is time we start living by example.