Well done is better than well said.

Most people that are followers of Christ do a great job o saying the right thing. A lot of us know how to play the part and know our lines.

When something bad happens, we say, “All we can do is pray.” When something goes right, we say “praise-elujah” (or something similar).

But knowing the right answers isn’t the same as doing the right thing. In Matthew 21:28-31 Jesus speaks of this when he asks a group, which of a man’s two sons did the will of his father? The first son said, “I will not go and work in the vineyard”, but later he did go. The second son said he would go, but did not go. Which son was obedient?

A life of faith isn’t about going through the motions and saying the right things. Christ wants us to live our faith.

Memorizing scripture is great, but what honors God even more is living out His commandments to love and witness.

A few chapters later (Matthew 25:21) Jesus speaks about the time when a follower of Christ will be reunited with the Father in Heaven and if that follower was faithful, that person shall hear, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.” But before we get to hear “well done” from our Father in Heaven, we must first do well.

May we all “do well” in serving Him.