THE UPPER ROOM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 9 MAY 2024, THURSDAY MESSAGE
TOPIC: An Important Purpose
TODAY’S READING
2 Kings 5:1-14
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KEY VERSE: From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will. – Ephesians 1:1 (CEB)
TODAY’S MESSAGE
In many of the apostle Paul’s greetings to the early churches, he stated that he was an apostle of Christ by the will of God. While Paul recognized his life’s purpose, often as believers we feel less assured of our purpose and wonder if God is using us in our present circumstances. Sure, God called great theologians like Paul to serve God. But we who work in factories, drive trucks, care for children, do clerical work, teach, farm, and live in all kinds of circumstances can also be used by God.
God has a purpose for each of us just as God had a purpose for the young servant girl we read about in 2 Kings 5. She served the wife of Naaman, army commander for the king of Aram. Her faith changed the course of Naaman’s life and helped alter his hostile view of Israel.
Many of us can’t fathom how God could use us, but God is continually working in and through our lives. We don’t have to be great theologians to be used mightily by God. We just need to trust that we have been called to follow God, whatever our circumstances. We can trust that God has a purpose for our lives.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Faithful God, thank you for the ways you work in and through our lives. Help us to focus on how you might use us this very day. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
I trust that God has an important purpose for my life.
PRAYER FOCUS
Those struggling to see their purpose
The Upper Room Daily Devotional 9 May 2024 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. The meditations are stories of real people working to live faithfully with the Bible as their touchstone. Every day, readers of The Upper Room around the world read the same story in many different languages and pray the same prayer together. Read More
