THE UPPER ROOM 6TH SEPTEMBER 2024 DAILY DEVOTIONAL , FRIDAY MESSAGE
TOPIC: The Big Picture
Today’s Reading
Isaiah 55:6-11
So is my word that comes from my mouth; it does not return to me empty. Instead, it does what I want, and accomplishes what I intend. – Isaiah 55:11 (CEB)
TODAY’S MESSAGE
I was attending the Saturday men’s breakfast at the church. The featured speaker was a man who did chalk drawings as he gave a motivational talk. He began with a large, black bedsheet stapled to a wooden frame.
As he worked and talked, it was difficult to see what the drawing was going to be. He seemed to jump from one feature to another without any sort of plan. He would make chalk marks and then smear them and blend them with marks he had previously made. Sometimes he would simply cross out features he had already created.
It occurred to me that God often works in a similar way. God calls each Christ-follower to accomplish different parts of the divine purpose. It may be impossible for us to see where God is headed, how our part is related, or even if God is really making any progress!
But just like the artist on that Saturday morning, God knows the ultimate picture and how each of us fits in. We, however, don’t need to know God’s final work; we will see it fully when we are with our Creator in eternity.
Today’s Prayer
Dear Father, help us accomplish the tasks which you have created for us. Amen.
Thought for the Day
I don’t have to see the full picture to follow God faithfully.
Prayer Focus
Christian artists
The Upper Room 6th 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