He’s looking for fruit

The Lord Jesus is looking for fruit. He’s looking for works in the lives of believers. We have been saved by grace, but we’ve been “created unto good works which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.” And friends, there’s something wrong with your faith if it doesn’t produce works. That’s the thing you remember that James says. This man said, “You show me your faith without your works, I will show you my faith by my works.” Now works is not works of law; works of faith. Saving faith produces works. Calvin said, “Faith alone saves, but the faith that saves is not alone.” It produces something.