SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST DEVOTIONAL FOR CHILDREN: “Faith And Actions”

*DAILY BREAD: A DEVOTIONAL FOR THE CHILDREN*

Eastern Nigeria Union Conference Children’s Ministries Department

*THEME: I WILL GO*

Saturday, December 4, 2021

Topic: Faith and Actions

_What if a person has enough money to live on and sees his brother in need of food and clothing? If he does not help him, how can the love of God be in him? My children, let us not love with words or in talk only. Let us love by what we do and in truth. 1 John 3:17-18_

As we see from our reading today, faith goes hand in hand with actions. We cannot say we have faith in God, if we don’t show it in our lives – in how we treat other people. When we see a need, we should meet that need by providing for the person. We can’t turn our backs on people – especially our brothers and sisters in the faith, or our friends and family – when they are in need. If we can help them out in some way, we need to be willing to do so. As God blesses us, we in-turn should bless others. Freely we have received, so freely we should give.
Faith and actions work together. There is a saying that goes ‘actions speak louder than words’. This is so true. We can speak all the right words, but it means nothing if we don’t back it up with actions. Let our lifestyles show our faith

*Song*
All the way my Savior leads me
What have I to ask beside?
Can I doubt His faithful mercies?
Who through life has been my guide
Heavenly peace, divinest comfort
Ere by faith in Him to dwell
For I know whate’er fall me
Jesus doeth all things well

*Prayer*
Help me, Lord, to show my faith In everything I do. I don’t just want to speak my faith, But show it by actions too