THE UPPER ROOM DEVOTIONAL 30TH MAY 2025, FRIDAY MESSAGE
Read The Upper Room Devotional 30th May 2025 written by Nirmala Kumari Roop Singh (Karnataka, India)
TOPIC: The Dark Valley
Today’s Reading
Psalm 30:1-12
Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me. – Psalm 30:2 (NIV)
In February 2023, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Barely six months before, I had undergone a thrombectomy and angioplasty. As despair threatened to overwhelm me, I questioned God, “Why me? You have just brought me through one health crisis. Now this. Why me, Lord?” In response, I sensed God saying to me, “I will strengthen you with my righteous right hand. Do not fear.”
Enduring biopsies, scans, and a mastectomy in April, I felt engulfed by darkness. Yet, Psalm 23 echoed in my heart, reminding me of God’s presence even in the darkest valleys. Following surgery, I faced more medical issues and repeated hospitalizations. I often felt I was teetering on a precipice. Through this difficult time, my children were my unyielding pillars of strength. Their support reminded me of the support Aaron and Hur gave to Moses (see Ex. 17:12). I am deeply thankful for them.
As I lay in bed during those months, scripture was my refuge. Isaiah 40:31 spoke to my soul, reminding me of the renewed strength that can be found in waiting on the Lord. Today, I stand reinvigorated, echoing the psalmist’s sentiment in Psalm 32:7 — “You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.” God truly heals and restores.
Today’s Prayer
Dear Lord, thank you for your steadfast presence with us. Heal us with your love. Amen.
Thought for the Day
God is present on every mountain and in every valley.
Prayer Focus
People who are hospitalized
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