James 2:18. “Yea, a man may say, ‘Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.’” BALANCE. Balance is not easy – we are creatures of extreme. Often things are not really just the way they seem. Faith may seem strong when we life’s event will share; But do the things I say and the works I do equally compare?
To maintain an honest balance in the acts of life each day, Means what I do will really correspond with what I say. And I can often spend my time on work I think is for God; But all that effort has no worth if not in faith for the Lord.
To balance faith with works, is a great way for me to show, The reality I have in Christ, that others too may know The truth we teach is practiced daily as I live my life, So the faith I have is balanced out, by works out in plain sight.
Grace and truth as Christ lived them, go together well, The grace I experience goes along with truth I to others tell. Truth well preached, needs a life of grace to visibly be seen; And grace needs truth to make it clear, and tell what might’ve been.
Another pair of virtues that balances the life I live; Is love and light, these both are gifts that God to us does give. Love makes it clear that a God of love, cares for every one; And light explains what God is like, lest we His love do shun.
Saying and doing are a balanced pair that really go together; One can’t be active and function right, and overlook the other. To say a thing and never act, seems to indicate, “I am what’s important here” when I a step won’t take.
In this Christian life of mine, the walk and work both count; What I do speaks louder than the words that I might shout. An attitude of gracefulness is balanced out by truth, Both can be in balance, when tempered out by faith.
As those who know me well look on, I wonder can they see; A balanced life with virtues working out their roles in me? I know I use a lot of words when I talk about my faith; May my works too show to others, the greatness of God’s grace.
“I thank Thee today, O gracious heavenly Father, for reminders in the Bible of how important the visible parts of my Christian life are. I sometimes take for granted those unseen blessings, and forget that people around me are wanting to see evidence of the value I place on the things of God. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”