Even the Demons . . .

Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.  You believe that there is one God.  Good!  Even the demons believe that -- and shudder.  James 2:18,19


     How has your faith in God changed your life?  Paul is making the point that faith in God, alone, does not make a person a Christian.  That is because a Christian is a follower of Christ.  In order to be a follower of anyone it is necessary to take steps.  If we believe in Jesus; but, the steps we take are away from Christ, or in spite of Christ, then our Christianity is pretty worthless.  If, in the words of Mama Cass Elliott, we Go where we wanna go, do what we wanna do, with whoever we wanna do it, we are not living a Christ centered life.  We are living a Me centered life.

     A few years back, the letters WWJD became popular among Christians.  What Would Jesus Do?  It is an essential question for followers of Jesus.  There is no time, place or situation in our lives where the question is not valid.  Paul is telling us that we have something in common with demons.  We both know what Jesus would do.  The difference, for Christians, is that when we figure out what Jesus would do, we do it.  The demons ignore it -- and shudder.