Devotion 5/13, Hallelujah!
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27
The importance of our “walk”: we are called to talk and walk honorably before God! True religion is not all talk. We must live and love as Jesus Christ did. God has always called his people to care for the widow and the fatherless, and he challenges us to offer genuine help to others who are forgotten, overlooked, and find themselves outsiders Deuteronomy 15:1-18). As Jesus’ followers, we must care for others while keeping ourselves holy to God. James, the half-brother of Jesus, wants us to know that this is what “Christyle-living” is all about!
We have all known people who claim to know Christ as Savior yet their lives are little if any different than before they claim to have accepted Christ. At some point in the individual’s life there will be a change in their behavior if salvation has truly happened. The Bible says that many will say that Jesus is their Lord yet He knows them not (Matthew 7:22-23). We should examine our faith with a truthful heart! Has our salvation changed us, or do we still live our lives as the unsaved?
Father God, thank You for sending Jesus to bleed and die for my sins on the cross at Calvary! Help me to be a worthy example to this world of Your love, mercy, and grace. I give You all praise and honor today, Amen!
Lord, all I have is an Hallelujah. Thank you for the lifestyle you chose to show me through your words and actions. I seek to be Christ-like in my heart, that Thy Will be done. Amen.
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