Daily Bible Reading - January 18, 2010 - Matthew 21

What would your list prove?

If all the information someone had to determine whether or not you were a believer in Jesus was a list of your actions, what would they determine?

Sometimes we as Christians think that our speech or church attendance ought to be enough. But this parable shows us that God is more interested in how we live then in what we say. The Religious leaders of Jesus day got it backwards. They said all the right things, but did all the wrong things... or at least didn't do the right things. Jesus was more concerned with action. The "sinners" and tax collectors believed and acted on that belief, the religious thought they had it all together and didn't respond, to their downfall.

If someone had only a list of your actions over the next 6 days, would they be able to tell whether or not you would be in church on the 7th day? The Scriptures say, "let your light shine before men that they may see your GOOD works and glorify your Father in Heaven." Are your actions having that result?