THE UPPER ROOM DEVOTIONAL 30TH JUNE 2025, MONDAY MESSAGE
Read The Upper Room Devotional 30 June 2025 written by Dhyani Macías (Durango, Mexico)
TOPIC: To Know God’s Love
Today’s Reading
Hosea 6:1-3
Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him. – Hosea 6:3 (NIV)
I know my husband. I know his likes and dislikes, the food he prefers, his favorite authors. I know his way of thinking, his hopes, what saddens his heart, what makes him laugh. I know my husband because I am close to him. If I were distant and did not listen to him each day, I would not learn his preferences or worries. Even if I have the slightest doubt, I feel confident enough to approach him and ask him directly. He loves me sincerely, and I know he would follow through with an explanation to assuage my doubts.
It is the same with God. If I do not draw near to God and am not attentive to God each day, I will not recognize God’s voice. I will not know what is pleasing or displeasing to God. I would question if what I am doing is acceptable; I would not know what God feels for me. But even in my uncertainty, I know I can approach God with confidence and God will answer. I can know God’s will because I listen to God’s word. I know of God’s love because I live in the warmth of God’s shelter.
Today’s Prayer
Help us, O God, to learn more about you and draw closer to you every day. In the name of Jesus who showed us your love. Amen.
Thought for the Day
Each day is an opportunity to grow closer to God.
Prayer Focus
For a deeper relationship with God
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