This devotion was taken from the Daily God Walk Devotional titled Promises - Volume 4.
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​What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” But does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself , if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. – James 2:12-17
 
 If the faith that we have received is all about what God can do for us, is it the same faith that Jesus taught? Some today want us to believe that serving God is like putting money in the bank; you make your regular deposits (into their ministry of course) and God sends you regular blessings. That isn’t faith that’s making a deal.
The faith Jesus taught was the kind that sent people out to serve others. Jesus himself was the example we are to look to. He said, “I didn’t come to be served I came to serve.”
The kind of faith which leads one to repentance and to being born again is the kind of faith that demands action. It drives us to good works so that we don’t just send a brother on his way telling him to be warm but we provide a bed and a blanket to make sure he is warm.
It might be time to ask ourselves, “When was the last time I went out of my way to help someone else and sacrificed to see that they were comforted?”It is easy to say, “Be warmed, be fed and be blessed,” but more than words are required to demonstrate the faith Jesus taught and the early believers practiced. Think about it.
 
Prayer: Lord, I am guilty of thinking of faith only in terms of what do I get from it. Grant me the grace of being able to see the needs of others and as a gesture of my faith offer gifts that answer their need. In Christ’s name I ask. Amen.
 
Message:   The kind of faith which leads one to repentance and to being born again is the kind of faith that demands action. It drives us to good works so that we don’t just send a brother on his way telling him to be warm but we provide a bed and a blanket to make sure he is warm.
 
Affirmation:  My faith demands action. I show my faith by serving others in the name of Christ.
 
Reflection:  How does proving your salvation by serving others compare to being saved my grace without having to do any works? Which of those is correct; or are they both correct, but one talks about becoming saved and the other addresses how to act when you are saved.
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This devotion was taken from the Daily God Walk Devotional titled Promises - Volume 4.
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If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. – John 14:10-12
 
 There is something very powerful being taught in this passage. It is not just about loving one another – it is about a level of commitment to Him and to others that could, at some point, require the ultimate sacrifice.
Jesus is telling us that the condition of His love remaining in us is that we are obedient to His commands just as He is obedient to the Father’s will. He is not ambiguous about what that means. In the next verse he says, “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.”
When we love Him as He has instructed we will put nothing above Him: not our desires, our fears, or our will. He is first above all else. Then he calls us to love one another in the same manner.
James poses the question of how we should love one another by asking, “Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, ‘Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his needs, what good is it?” (James 2:15-17)
We must surrender our will for the good of the other; we must sacrifice our desires to bless others. And yes, if need be, lay down our life for Him and others.
 
Prayer: Lord, I want to love as you have loved me, but I need your grace to love others as you have loved me. Grant me the ability to be others-centered not self-centered. In Jesus name. Amen.

Message:   When we love Him as He has instructed we will put nothing above Him: not our desires, our fears, or our will. He is first above all else. Then he calls us to love one another in the same manner.
 
Affirmation:  It is not always easy, in fact it is rarely easy, to love God and others above my own ambition and desires, but I am committed to that path.
 
Reflection:  Jesus said, "If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love." Does that mean if we don't obey Him He will not love us? Or, does it mean that if we are in disobedience the blessings of his love will be withheld?
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The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife’s body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband’s body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife. – 1 Corinthians 7:3-4
 
The primary application of this Scripture is the marriage relationship in the bedroom, but the principles being applied go far beyond the bedroom.

I have counseled couples with a principle that, if applied, will make for a great marriage. It is simply this: in every aspect of your relationship ask yourself the question, “How can I help my spouse be more comfortable and more secure?” Then ask your spouse, “How can I help you.”

The breakdown in relationship comes when we are thinking, “My spouse doesn’t care about what I need or want, they just have their own agenda.” As long as it is about “me” and what “I need,” or what “I want,” the relationship will be damaged.

Being married is about more than sharing a house and filing joint income tax returns. Being married means that I have become united to another person and whatever affects them affects me because we are one. We must give our spouse the same care and respect we would any other member of our body.

Purpose today to focus on the fact that your body, in fact your whole person, is not your own, you belong to another. Then ask how you can make the life of the other in your life better. 

​Prayer:  This is a tough one Father. I have so many needs that I don’t feel are being met that it is hard to look at the needs of my spouse. Grant me the grace to look through your eyes. I ask in the name of Christ. Amen.
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The following is taken from the Study Guide Edition of the Daily God Walk for today. That edition provides material for personal growth as well as for small group discussions:

Message:  Being married is about more than sharing a house and filing joint income tax returns. Being married means that I have become united to another person and whatever affects them affects me because we are one. We must give our spouse the same care and respect we would any other member of our body.
 
 Affirmation:  I have learned to give my spouse the same respect, concern and consideration that I would like to have.
  
Reflection:  Give some thought to what it would mean to you to ask yourself, "How can I help my spouse be more comfortable and more secure?"
  
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I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me – just as the Father knows me and I know the Father – and I lay down my life for the sheep… My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. – John 10:14-15, 27-28
 
 There are times when we just need a protector. It seems that on every turn there are enemies waiting to devour us. At times it even seems that our friends have forsaken us. At those times we must realize that Jesus is our shepherd protector.
Most of this tenth chapter of John is about Jesus as our shepherd. He starts off by talking about the sheep pen and that those who come into the sheep pen must come through the shepherd. All who come by any other way are thieves and have come to rob, kill and destroy (verse 10), but he contrasts himself with the thief by declaring, “I have come that they may have life; and have it to the full.”
Do not forget there is a destroyer who seeks to prevent you and I from the abundant life God offers through faith in Christ. Our Shepherd realizes the danger and will protect us as long as we stay in the sheep pen.
He fights our battles, destroys the destroyer and keeps us secure in his protectorate. He is the shepherd who protects the sheep, even to the giving of his own life.
He speaks and His sheep hear him – do you hear him?
 
Prayer: Lord, call me I’ll listen. I desire to be in your sheep pen under your protection. Thank you for the security of your loving guidance. Amen 

 
Message:  There is a destroyer who seeks to prevent you and I from the abundant life God offers through faith in Christ. Our Shepherd realizes the danger and will protect us as long as we stay in the sheep pen.
 
 
Affirmation:  I have heard the voice of the Good Shepherd and have chosen to follow Him. He will protect me and give me life that is abundant.
 
 
Reflection:  This devotion speaks of staying in the sheep pen. Give some thought to how a person stays in the pen. Is staying in the sheep pen a passive maneuver or is it an aggressive action? 

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