THE UPPER ROOM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 9 JULY 2024, TUESDAY MESSAGE
TOPIC: Helping Others
TODAY’S READING
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
The King will reply, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” – Matthew 25:40 (NIV)
TODAY’S MESSAGE
Every week I travel 20 kilometers by bus to my workplace. One summer day on the bus, I sat next to a couple traveling with their young son. They only had an empty water bottle with them, and the little boy became thirsty and started crying. I immediately gave his father my water bottle, and the boy drank from it and stopped crying.
The next day I went to the bank to credit my paycheck. I learned that due to an employee strike, my check would not be credited until the next day. I only had a small amount of money with me, so I decided to spend it on lunch and borrow money from someone for my evening meal.
That evening, I ate at a hotel. When I went to the counter to pay, the cashier told me that somebody had already paid for my meal. It was a miracle for me, and I did not have to ask anyone to lend me money. As we help others in their times of need, God will provide for us too.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Dear Lord, grant us loving hearts and minds to help the people we come in contact with today. We ask this as we pray the prayer Jesus taught us, “Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation” (Luke 11:2-4, NIV). Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Because of God’s care for me, I can take care of others.
PRAYER FOCUS
People experiencing financial hardship
The Upper Room Daily Devotional 9 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