THE UPPER ROOM DEVOTIONAL 2ND NOVEMBER 2024, MESSAGE
Read The Upper Room Devotional 2nd November 2024 written by Mary Shiny Lijo (Karnataka, India)
TOPIC: Seeds of Faith
Today’s Reading
Romans 8:12-17
You didn’t receive a spirit of slavery to lead you back again into fear, but you received a Spirit that shows you are adopted as his children. With this Spirit, we cry, “Abba, Father.” – Romans 8:15 (CEB)
Today’s Message
My son had been in pain for three months, and when he went in for a scan, it showed that he had a small growth on one of his bones. My quick search of the internet scared me, flooding me with worry that he could end up unable to walk.
But at that moment, the Holy Spirit urged me to pause and remember all the promises of God. In response, I consciously countered my negative thoughts and said to myself, My son is going to live a long and healthy life. When I started repeating these words in my mind, my whole outlook changed. I experienced a feeling like a blanket of peace wrapped around me.
The enemy who comes to steal our joy sows the seed of doubt in our lives, and that doubt leads to fear. But we must not allow those seeds to grow. When we recognize seeds of doubt and fear, we can pluck them out and replace them with seeds of faith. We can hold fast to the assurance that we “didn’t receive a spirit of slavery to lead [us] back again into fear.” Welcoming the Holy Spirit into our hearts will lead to new life.
Today’s Prayer
Dear God, deliver us from fear. Help us to trust in your word wholeheartedly and live a life of freedom. Amen.
Thought for the Day
I will fill my mind with the word of God.
Prayer Focus
Those who live in fear
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