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Discipleship Focus: Calling
- Calling asks whether or not God has called the person to the particular work at this point in their life.
James ends
this first chapter on a really neat point.
We are to be doers of the Word, not just hearers only. Our faith is something that is to be put into
action. Our faith is not just something
to be bottled up and treasured in our heart. Our faith is to guide our actions and be on
display.
This should
make sense. God is the ultimate source
of righteousness and faith. But did God
sit up in heaven and be content in His righteousness? No!
God sent His Spirit through prophets to teach us and hold us accountable
to His ways. God sent His Son to teach
us and model godly living. God sent His
Son to us to die for our sake so that we can partake in His righteousness. We have a God that models doing. We have a God that shows us first what it
looks like to put faith into practice before asking us to go out and do
likewise.
This is our
calling. God calls us to His side. He calls us to listen to His Spirit. But then He calls us out into the world to go
and do and show the world what faith looks like.
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