THE UPPER ROOM DEVOTIONAL 10TH SEPTEMBER 2025, WEDNESDAY MESSAGE
A Surprise Opportunity.
Cristina Dinoto (Mendoza, Argentina)
Today’s Reading
Galatians 3:23-29
You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. – 1 Peter 2:9 (NIV)
The printer got ahead of itself and started to print multiple pages at once — then it jammed. I took it to the technician I usually worked with, and he told me he would have to take it apart.
I went back the following day, hoping the printer was fixed because I needed to print the liturgy for Sunday’s worship service. The technician explained that he had cleared the jam and gotten the printer running again. I was about to pay him when he said: “No need. When one receives a blessing, one should give a blessing. I read some of what you wrote as I extracted pages from the printer. I came to know about God as an adult, which was a great blessing for me; it changed my life. As I read some of your writings, I felt God was continuing to bless me.”
I was moved by this surprise from God. The technician and I had never spoken about our faith. But this encounter gave us the opportunity to speak about God and faith, give thanks for the presence of God, and recognize each other as kindred spirits. We had the assurance of knowing we are children of God.
Today’s Prayer
Thank you, Lord, for opportunities to meet other people of faith and share in the joy of following Christ. Amen.
10 Commen
Thought for the Day
Every day God surprises me with blessings.
Prayer Focus
Computer technicians
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