THE UPPER ROOM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 22 JULY 2024, MONDAY MESSAGE
TOPIC: Light in the Darkness
TODAY’S READING
John 1:1-14
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. – John 1:5 (NIV)
TODAY’S MESSAGE
Why should I continue to pray? Why should I continue to read Bible verses that I have read hundreds of times? Our messy world and the challenges people face in their daily lives make me question my morning routine. Everywhere I look, the world is a mess. Not a week passes without learning about a relative, friend, or neighbor who is facing a crisis of some kind. I have learned that no one is immune from trouble.
And then some mornings, a total stranger from another part of the world will touch my questioning heart. Their heartfelt words in The Upper Room will give me hope. That hope in the darkness pushes me to revisit these words from John 1:5: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” To overcome the darkness in the world, all of us must hold fast to Christ’s light.
TODAY’S PRAYER
God of us all, help us always to seek your light and cling to that light in all circumstances. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Christ’s light gives me hope.
PRAYER FOCUS
Someone facing a crisis
The Upper Room Daily Devotional 22 July 2024 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