THE UPPER ROOM DEVOTIONAL 15TH MARCH 2025, SATURDAY MESSAGE
Read The Upper Room Devotional 15th March 2025 written by Trudi Pinnick Wolfe (Indiana, USA)
TOPIC: A Lesson in Serving
Today’s Reading
Matthew 25:31-40
“Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me.” – Matthew 25:40 (NRSVUE)
After a rough day at work, I stopped at the store. I got what I needed and chose the shortest check-out line. The man in front of me had a basket of groceries. I knew that he must have used food stamps to cover part of the cost because he told the cashier he should only have to pay for his can of soda. The cashier scrolled through the list, taking what seemed like forever. I just wanted to check out and go home.
Finally the cashier found that his food stamps could not be used to pay for his strawberries. The man asked her to check again. At this point, I thought, How much longer will this take? Then the man behind me said, “Give him his strawberries. I’ll cover it all.” The man with the food stamps told him, “Thank you. I just became homeless last night.”
I was ashamed of myself for my selfish thoughts and lack of action. Why had I not been like the man behind me and offered to cover this man’s purchase? This experience reminded me that we are to have compassion and humility, always moving to serve others as Christ commands. God will always provide us opportunities to serve. We need only to turn our thoughts from ourselves to the person in front of us.
Today’s Prayer
Dear God, show us opportunities to serve you and those you place before us with compassion, humility, and a giving heart. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Thought for the Day
Opportunities to love God are right in front of me.
Prayer Focus
Those without money for food
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