“In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” (James 2:17)
James opens this chapter in the church gathering: a rich man gets the best seat, a poor man is told to stand. In the King’s house, that denies who the King is. God chose the poor to be rich in faith and heirs of his kingdom. A church that sorts by wealth forgets whose table it sits at. James presses further: faith that never moves its hands has stopped breathing. Kind words to a hungry brother, with empty hands, are no faith. A living faith feeds, welcomes, and kneels beside the overlooked, as our King did.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, our King, give our faith hands and feet. Make your church a place where the poor are honored and no one is treated as less. Amen.
