The Upper Room 17 May 2022 Daily Devotional for Tuesday Message. Read The Upper Room 17 May 2022 Daily Devotional by Rhae Ann Ongstad (Florida, USA)
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TOPIC: Chosen People
TODAY’S READING
1 John 3:1-3
KEY VERSE: You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. – 1 Peter 2:9 (NIV)
The Upper Room 17 May 2022 Daily Devotional MESSAGE
My three-year-old son, Henrik, was clearly upset as he walked toward me in the church hallway. When I asked him what was wrong, he replied, “Someone called me a sweetie pie, but I’m not a pie! I’m Henrik!” I tried to hide the smile on my face so that he wouldn’t think I was laughing at him, then I did my best to explain to him what a “term of endearment” was.
Henrik loved his name and didn’t want anyone to call him anything but that. I walked away thinking about how often we forget what our “names” are. As we go throughout our day, words get tacked onto us — unloved, dumb, not enough, not attractive, weak, loser. Such labels can cause us to forget who God says we are.
God says we are chosen, loved, pure, free, worthy, strong, victorious, purposed, valuable. Those are just a few of the words our heavenly Father speaks over us. First Peter 2:9 says, “You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession.” Like Henrik did, remember who you are in Christ and boldly declare and live in that identity today!
TODAY’S PRAYER
Heavenly Father, help us to ignore the hurtful names others may call us. Teach us to declare your truths, believing what your word says about who we are in Christ. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Today I will walk confidently because of who I am in Christ.
PRAYER FOCUS
To embrace my identity in Christ
The Upper Room 17 May 2022 Daily Devotional 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