THE UPPER ROOM DEVOTIONAL 1ST AUGUST 2025, FRIDAY MESSAGE
Read The Upper Room Devotional 1st August 2025 written by Sohani Faria (British Columbia, Canada)
TOPIC: God Walks with Us
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Today’s Reading
Isaiah 41:8-16
I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. – Isaiah 41:13 (KJV)
While driving home one day, I stopped at a pedestrian crosswalk to let a young girl and her father cross the road. They held hands as she happily skipped along. She was carefree, eagerly looking up at her dad and talking to him. She never looked where she was stepping or paid any attention to the cars on either side of the crosswalk.
At home, I considered how my walk with the Lord is meant to reflect what I had witnessed. Did I trust my heavenly Father to hold my hand and get me safely through life’s challenges? I could think of several times in my life where I had taken matters into my own hands, impatient and refusing to trust the process to God.
When we try to work things out on our own, the “what ifs” and “maybes” keep us in a place of anxiety and stress. But as we read in scripture, “I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.” Just as the little girl trusted her father, we can trust our heavenly Father to walk beside us and keep us safe.
Today’s Prayer
Faithful Lord, help us to trust your promise never to leave us, nor forsake us. Lead us beside still and quiet waters as we keep our focus on you. Amen.
Thought for the Day
God walks beside me every moment of the day.
Prayer Focus
Those who find it hard to trust God
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