The Upper Room Devotional 15th February 2026, Sunday Message
Life Is Uncertain
Amira Emmanuel (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Today’s Reading
Job 1:13-22
You do not even know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. – James 4:14 (NRSVUE)
Ten years ago, my brother-in-law died suddenly from cardiac arrest. Within seconds, his two kids were left fatherless and their young mother became a widow. In the years since, Jesus has sustained the family and helped them through their grief. Though everything else in their lives changed, God did not.
Though in the blink of an eye we may lose everything, God never abandons us. Sometimes in moments of sorrow we can see God’s love for us more clearly. In a day, Job lost his children and possessions. His life, once brimming with blessings, looked like a curse. But he remained faithful, saying, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”
God desires such faith from us — that our devotion to God would remain strong even when we face struggles in life. May we hold on to God’s promises, for they are true. We can take heart knowing that the God who helped Job in his deepest grief is with us too.
Thought for the Day
Life is uncertain, but God never changes.
Prayer Focus
Children who have lost a parent
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Today’s Prayer
O God, help us to trust in you and you alone, no matter what we face. Amen.
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