Coat and a cup of soup

I was reminded this past week-end that my actions don’t always match my talk. Knowledge gained without application transforms no one. Lord, it is clear there is need for You but help us to also provide the coat and the cup of soup.

James 2:14-17

14-17Dear friends, do you think you'll get anywhere in this if you learn all the right words but never do anything? Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? For instance, you come upon an old friend dressed in rags and half-starved and say, "Good morning, friend! Be clothed in Christ! Be filled with the Holy Spirit!" and walk off without providing so much as a coat or a cup of soup—where does that get you? Isn't it obvious that God-talk without God-acts is outrageous nonsense? (The Message)