The Upper Room Daily Devotional 26 June 2022 – Still Creating

The Upper Room Daily Devotional 26 June 2022 for Sunday Message

Read The Upper Room Daily Devotional 26 June 2022 Message by Jerry Browning (Arizona, USA)

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TOPIC: Still Creating

TODAY’S READING
Psalm 8:1-9

KEY VERSE: God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. – Genesis 1:31 (KJV)

The Upper Room Daily Devotional 26 June 2022 MESSAGE

While I don’t consider myself to be an expert on gardening, I do enjoy my small planter and border flower gardens. I read about how to maintain my plants, and I try to keep them free of weeds and watered according to their needs. It occurred to me one day as I saw the beginnings of some blooms on my angelonia that through that plant, I was given the gift of watching God in the creation process.

For most of my life, I have thanked God for the things God has created — the earth, its plants and animals, the universe — with the mentality that it is all past. But as I watch my plants blooming, I am reminded that God is still creating.

I find new blessings when I see a colorful sunset, a falling star, a lunar eclipse, healing within a troubled family, or a new start after forgiveness. A multitude of blessings surround me as God’s creation continues. And as God said in Genesis, “It is very good.”

TODAY’S PRAYER
Dear God, we pray that your Holy Spirit will keep us aware of the creation that continues to flourish around us. Help us remember that “it is very good.” Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
When I care for creation, I join in God’s creative work.

PRAYER FOCUS
To see God’s presence in creation

The Upper Room Daily Devotional 26 June 2022 Message. The Upper Room is a daily devotional magazine published in more than 30 languages and 100 countries around the world. The daily meditations are written by readers of the magazine and others interested in sharing their faith experiences through writing—both laity and clergy, published authors and new writers. Read More