THE UPPER ROOM DEVOTIONAL 29TH OCTOBER 2024, MESSAGE
Read The Upper Room Devotional 29th October 2024 written by Donald Milan Waghela (Gujarat, India)
TOPIC: Refreshing Moments
TODAY’S READING
Psalm 84:1-9
They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion. – Psalm 84:7 (NIV)
TODAY’S MESSAGE
After dropping my kids off at school and daycare one morning, my minivan started smoking. Thankfully, I made it safely to work, but I fretted about what might be wrong with the minivan. Would it be safe enough to pick up my kids in after school? I was going through a difficult time in my life — divorce, financial challenges, health issues, the basement flooding — and this just felt like another thing spiraling out of my control. As I sat there feeling incredibly hopeless, a friend called to check on me. I told her about my car, and she prayed with me.
In the end, I was able to pick up my kids and drive home that day, but the minivan wasn’t repairable. Even so, knowing I had a friend walking with me and praying with me was like coming upon a refreshing pool during a long, difficult journey.
Similarly, the people in Psalm 84 found springs and pools of rain when they passed through the Valley of Baka. God provided refreshing moments for them along the way to sustain them on the journey. God shows up for us in creative and timely ways through people, words, nature, and in other ways we could not even imagine.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Dear God, help us to notice and experience the refreshing pools of strength you provide as you walk with us through difficult circumstances. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
God will provide refreshing moments to sustain me.
PRAYER FOCUS
Those without reliable transportation
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