THE UPPER ROOM 18 MARCH 2024 DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE
Read The Upper Room 18 March 2024 Devotional Message for Monday wriiten by Lydia E. Cruz Algarín (Puerto Rico)
TOPIC: Our Rock
TODAY’S READING
Psalm 31:1-5
Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. – Psalm 31:3 (NIV)
I live on an island with many beautiful beaches. When I feel the gentle rush of the waves, I reflect on the grandeur of God’s divine creation. Starfish and snails of all shapes and colors reveal God’s greatness and how detail-oriented the Creator is.
One day, filled with admiration as I walked on the edge of the beach, I found a unique rock. Many types of algae floated about, entangled with each other; but one type of small, living algae was attached to the rock. This find allowed me to reflect on how God also gives us abundant life in troubled times.
Just as the algae found the rock, its source of life, in spite of the turbulent waters, so we can find Christ. He is our rock, our strength and protection, who gives us abundant life amidst the challenges our lives can bring.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Creator God, help us always to remember that you are our rock and fortress. We pray as Jesus taught us, “Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.” (Matt. 6:9-13, KJV).
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Christ is my rock and my fortress.
PRAYER FOCUS
To learn about God from nature
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