James 2:14 really puts our Christian lifestyle into perspective; What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? (James 2:14 NLT)
I am sure many of you have heard of the great tightrope walker, BLONDIN. He was one of the greatest tightrope walkers of all time, and there are many legends told of feats he performed.
One of the most often told stories of Blondin is of his crossing over the Niagara Falls on a tightrope. He reportedly did that several times.
At some point he turned to his large audience, which included numerous reporters from various newspapers, and he asked them, “How many believe I can walk across this tightrope over the Falls pushing a wheelbarrow?”
People cheered loudly — they were sure the great Blondin could do it. Then he asked, “How many believe I can push a wheelbarrow across the tightrope with a man sitting in it?” Again, there was a loud response.
Blondin then pointed to one of the most enthusiastic men in the audience, and said, “Okay, you get into the wheelbarrow.” Needless to say, the man made a quick exit. Blondin demonstrated that there is often a great difference between belief, ….. the faith we SAY we have, ….. and the action faith we really have.
James went on to say, “Faith with out works is dead.” The measure of our faith is NOT our “talk” — it is our “walk”. It’s not what we say – It’s what we do – because it’s who we are!
Rev Ran 🙂