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James 2:14-17
What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works?
Can that faith save him?
If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them,
“Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,”
and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that?
Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself.
{{ Faith builds boldness.
Having faith in Christ Jesus, and taking the words of Christ, believing them, excepting Christ Jesus as your Lord; should build your faith in our Lord Christ Jesus
Deuteronomy 31: 6 and 8
Father God lets us know His heart for us.
6; “The LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you.”
8; “The LORD is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
Yes, the Lord was talking with, through and about Moses and in that time but if you believe the word of GOD and have read the bible you should know that GOD is the same yesterday, today and forever.
And what is spoken in Deuteronomy is just as true to day as it was back then.
Joshua 1:5-7
“No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life.
Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you. “Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
“Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go."
[[[ James 2:14-17
Here is what we can take from this:
The Lord our God goes with us, He will not fail us, He will not forsake us, He is the one who goes before us, He will be with us, He will not fail us, He will not forsake us, knowing this we have no need to fear or be dismayed.
We are to be strong and courageous; we are to obey the commandments the GOD gave to Moses, and Moses gave to the people and has been handed down to us; by keeping these commandments we are told we will have success wherever we go. ]]]
What are those commandments
Exodus 20:1-17
Then God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
1. “You shall have no other gods before Me.”
2. “You shall not make for yourself an idol,”
3. “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain”
4. “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy “
5. “Honor your father and your mother”
6. “You shall not murder.”
7. “You shall not commit adultery. “
8. “You shall not steal.”
9. “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”
10. “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
We are also to follow the two commandments Christ Jesus has shared with us, which actually engulfs all the above.
Matthew 22:36-40
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”
And He said to him,
“YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND. This is the great and foremost commandment.
The second is like it, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS Yourself'
On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”
We are told “by keeping these commandments we are told we will have success wherever we go.”
Have faith in Father God? Have faith in His son Christ Jesus? Have faith in the Holy Spirit?
Then you should have the boldness to share the gospel with those the Lord brings in to your path.
You should have faith that He will always be there with you.
You should have faith that if a brother is in need, that if you supply that need GOD will not let you go without or come up short.
But if you are in fear, you can not be trusting nor present faith in Christ Jesus.
Figure out where you stand and then adjust your life to obey the words of GOD.
Use what faith you may have so that the Holy Spirit may grow that faith that is in you, so that in the Lord you may be bold in Christ Jesus to share His love with others.
Christ has said
“if you love me you will keep My commandments.” }}}