THE UPPER ROOM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 23 JULY 2024, TUESDAY MESSAGE
TOPIC: Finding What I Need
TODAY’S READING
Isaiah 55:1-3
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I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. – Psalm 81:10 (NRSVUE)
TODAY’S MESSAGE
Early on summer mornings, as I pray and read my devotional for the day, a hummingbird makes trips to the feeder hanging outside my window. I keep the feeder filled with the sugar water he needs, and his frequent visits indicate that he knows he will always find necessary nourishment waiting on my front porch.
This morning during my time with God, I prayed about a critical situation in my life that I am unable to resolve. I was struggling with feelings of anxiety when I saw the hummingbird land on the feeder again. Suddenly, it became clear to me that in the same way my visitor simply trusts that his nectar will be there, God anticipates my needs. I can come to God and trust that the resources I need are always waiting.
If I can be faithful to one of God’s smallest creatures, how much more can I trust God to provide abundantly for me. Like the hummingbird, I realized suddenly that I had “landed” in peace beside the never-ending Source of all I will ever need.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Heavenly Father, help us look to you and not just to our own resources for protection and provision in difficult times. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
When I come to God, I can find all I need.
PRAYER FOCUS
Those who feel anxious
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The Upper Room Daily Devotional 23 July 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
