THE UPPER ROOM DEVOTIONAL 22ND OCTOBER 2025, WEDNESDAY MESSAGE
The Kindness of Others
Robert Boertien (Oregon, USA)
Today’s Reading
Titus 3:1-8
By their fruit you will recognize them. – Matthew 7:20 (NIV)
I volunteer by delivering meals in my mountain community. After a major winter storm with single-digit temperatures and power outages, I drove up a steep, snow-covered road to check on an elderly woman who lived alone. When I saw snowmobile tracks leading to her house, I worried she might have had an emergency. I was relieved to find her healthy, content, and warm beside a wood fire in her stove. When I asked about the tracks, she told me, “Oh, some kid stopped by to check on me.” Even though she didn’t know the person, she knew someone had made the effort to confirm she was safe.
I don’t know who the snowmobiler was either, but on some level I feel that I do. This person’s selfless act reflected the care, concern, and grace our Lord shows us every day. We all are on a journey to our eternal home and, at one time or another, we all need a helping hand. As Jesus, our Savior and Guide, said, “Do you love me? . . . Take care of my sheep” (Jn. 21:16). May each of us be ready to respond to those in need and be equally ready to accept the help others offer us.
Thought for the Day
Kindness extended to others reflects the Lord’s care.
Prayer Focus
Those who live alone
Today’s Prayer
Gracious God, thank you for the kindness we see in others, which is an extension of the grace and mercy you bestow on us. Amen.
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