The Upper Room 23 April 2022 Daily Devotional for Saturday Message. Read The Upper Room 23 April 2022 Daily Devotional by Abigail Gary (Pennsylvania, USA)
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TOPIC: My Rainbow Bible
TODAY’S READING
Psalm 119:105-112
KEY VERSE: Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. – Psalm 119:105 (NIV)
The Upper Room 23 April 2022 Daily Devotional MESSAGE
About 10 years ago I casually picked up a copy of The Upper Room at my church. I enjoyed the daily meditations written by real people around the world who shared honestly about faith, forgiveness, challenge, and many other facets of their relationship with God. In an old Bible, I began to mark each daily scripture reading with a different color so that I could locate it again easily.
A decade into this process, I am still doing the daily readings, transforming my old Bible into a rainbow of yellow, pink, orange, and blue. To my surprise, there are few chapters that are not filled with evidence of the verses I’ve read, and I can find relevant passages quickly and easily. I am amazed at how much I’ve read without even trying!
Best of all, reading these devotionals and color-coding my Bible have helped my faith. The daily testimonials about Christ’s workings encourage me to think about how he might be moving in my life. They also encourage me to faithfully pursue Christ’s call to help the poor, welcome the stranger, feed the hungry, love my neighbor, and worship with others. I am learning that God is alive and at work — in other people’s lives and in my own.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Dear Lord, help us to learn from the writers who share their faith in these pages. Reveal to us how you are active in our lives. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Daily spiritual practices yield abundant results.
PRAYER FOCUS
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The Upper Room 23 April 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
