The Upper Room Devotional for 27th August 2023
The Upper Room Devotional for 27th August 2023, Sunday Message by Ruth R. Mancilla (Mexico)
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TOPIC: From Despair to Hope
TODAY’S READING
Psalm 18:6-19
You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy. – Psalm 30:11 (NIV)
I was planning my wedding and excited about starting a new chapter in my life. However, that promise of romance and love never came to fruition — my fiancé suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. Slowly my dream, the joy, and the hope in my life faded. Five days later, my fiancé died. My joy was stained with pain, sadness, and loneliness. While my mind tried to make sense of it all, my heart was devastated.
My faith, my bedrock, sustained me as I reached out to God with my heart and soul. That faith helped me continue to trust in God’s promises. Little by little, renewed strength and a new hope filled my heart. Scripture says that “those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles” (Isa. 40:31). I experienced that renewal, trusting in a merciful God to make all things new.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Ever-present God, thank you for sustaining us through grief and pain and for restoring our strength and hope. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
God’s strength is my strength.
PRAYER FOCUS
Grief counselors
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