20 Bible Verses About Taking Action



  • James 2:17 calls faith without action dead, after the example of someone who wishes a cold and hungry person well and does nothing to help (James 2:15-16).
  • In Matthew 7:24-27 both builders hear Jesus’ words and face the same storm; the house that stands belongs to the one who put the words into practice.
  • Ephesians 2:8-10 says salvation is “not by works” and that believers are created “to do good works, which God prepared in advance.”
  • Nehemiah 2:18 and Ezra 10:4 record people urging a leader to begin a task: “Let us start rebuilding” and “Rise up; this matter is in your hands.”
  • Proverbs 21:5 sets diligent plans against haste, and Proverbs 6:6-11 sets the ant against the sluggard.

The Bible treats action as the evidence of faith and love. James 2:17 says that faith “not accompanied by action, is dead”, 1 John 3:18 asks for love “with actions and in truth”, and James 1:22 and Matthew 7:24 set the person who hears God’s word and does nothing beside the one who puts it into practice. In Nehemiah 2:18 the Jews, priests, nobles and officials answer Nehemiah’s call to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem with “Let us start rebuilding.”…

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