THE UPPER ROOM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 29 JUNE 2024, SATURDAY MESSAGE
TOPIC: Abundant Grace
TODAY’S READING
Psalm 34:1-10
By grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God — not the result of works, so that no one may boast. – Ephesians 2:8-9 (NRSVUE)
TODAY’S MESSAGE
From a young age, I loved to go to church. I was very active in youth ministry, and my grandfather, who was the pastor, regularly involved me in worship. I enjoyed my time at church, but my faith was not strong.
After my grandfather’s death, I stopped going to church and got caught up in worldly distractions. I began a marketing job and became wrapped up in secular society. Some of my friends were members of the local mafia. My life was a total wreck.
After some time, my mother urged me to turn to Christ. But I thought to myself, I am such a sinner! How can God love me? But 2 Corinthians 12:9 reassured me that God’s “grace is sufficient” and that God loves me. I have been saved — not because of my work and deeds but because of God’s grace. So I turned to God and began trying to use my life for the glory of God. Since that time, whenever I have felt weak or depressed, God has showered abundant grace upon me.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Thank you, God, for your gift of grace to us. Guide us as we seek to follow you. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
I am redeemed by God’s grace.
PRAYER FOCUS
Those who feel far from God
The Upper Room Daily Devotional 29 June 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