THE UPPER ROOM 2ND SEPTEMBER 2024 DAILY DEVOTIONAL , MONDAY MESSAGE
TOPIC: Revival
Today’s Reading
Psalm 19:7-11
The Lord’s Instruction is perfect, reviving one’s very being. – Psalm 19:7 (CEB)
TODAY’S MESSAGE
While away on a short trip, I left a potted plant outdoors in the direct heat in an unshaded area. That was a mistake. I returned home to find the plant’s once-green leaves now brown and scorched, its soil hard and dry, and its appearance limp and lifeless.
Over the following days, I was determined to nurse the plant back to health with water, fresh soil, and plenty of shade. To my delight, the plant eventually sprouted a small, green leaf. As more green leaves appeared, the plant experienced a true revival.
Psalm 19 speaks of another revival — one that takes place in our innermost being. What water and fresh soil are to dry, lifeless plants, the word of the Lord is to the human soul, especially in times of weariness and despair. The psalmist affirms God’s word as the source of the soul’s revival — the means by which God nourishes it back to a state of health and vitality.
Circumstances can beat down on us like the intense heat on a summer day, and yet in our weariness, we are not left alone. The Lord, our master gardener, nurses our weary souls to health, bringing new life through the words revealed in scripture. God’s word offers comfort, peace, hope, assurance, joy, strength — whatever is needed — so that we not only survive life’s challenges but thrive as God’s beloved creation.
Today’s Prayer
Dear Lord, thank you for the precious gift of your word. As we meditate on it daily, bring life and vitality to us. Amen.
Thought for the Day
The word of the Lord revives my soul.
Prayer Focus
For spiritual refreshment
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