THE UPPER ROOM 17TH SEPTEMBER 2024 DAILY DEVOTIONAL, WEDNESDAY MESSAGE
TOPIC: Grounded in God’s Grace
Today’s Reading
Ephesians 3:14-19
Paul wrote, “I pray that . . . Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love.” – Ephesians 3:16-17 (NRSVUE)
Today’s Message
It had been a long time since I operated my model trains. One by one I started the three trains, but at a certain stretch of track, each one came to a complete stop. Because each engine was in good repair, I knew there must be a power-supply problem. The electrical current designed to operate the engines had been disrupted. In order to correct the problem, I had to clean the tracks so that the engines could maintain contact with the track and receive the needed supply of electrical current.
This process reminded me of our need to stay grounded in God’s grace. We remain grounded in God’s grace by not allowing anything to get between us and God, so that our connection with God remains uninterrupted. Just as I must take time to clean the train tracks, I must take time to cultivate and restore my connection with God.
When our connection to God is broken, we are diminished. The most powerful way to reconnect with the Spirit is through prayer. Indeed, daily prayer is our lifeline to God’s life-preserving grace.
Today’s Prayer
God of the ages, keep us grounded in your grace so that we do not lose our connection to you. Sustain us on our journey. Amen.
Thought for the Day
Prayer is my spiritual life’s power supply.
Prayer Focus
Railroad workers
The Upper Room 18th September 2024 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