THE UPPER ROOM DEVOTIONAL 31ST AUGUST 2025, SUNDAY MESSAGE
Bread of Life.
Mary Korf (Oklahoma, USA)
Today’s Reading
Micah 6:6-8
[God] has told you, O mortal, what is good, and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God? – Micah 6:8 (NRSVUE)
I was sorting through papers and noticed a simple and delicious recipe for Irish soda bread that had been given to me by a friend. I decided to bake it for dinner. The recipe seemed easy enough: “Mix four cups of flour, one teaspoon of baking soda, a heaping teaspoon of salt, and two cups of buttermilk. Roll into a ball, place on a greased pie tin, and bake at 375 degrees for 50 minutes.” I inhaled the heady aroma as the bread baked. A thick slice of warm, buttered bread was my reward for following the recipe.
If only life were as simple as following a recipe, I mused. Then I recalled today’s scripture verse that instructs us to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. This basic recipe from God’s word says to fill the mixing bowl of our lives with honesty and integrity, spoon in a mixture of grace and mercy, and complete the process with an intimate but humble relationship with God. Bake the ingredients with love, and the result will be a life that is pleasing to God.
Today’s Prayer
Dear Father, teach us to study your simple truths, to stir them into our hearts, and to share them with others. Amen.
Thought for the Day
I will strive to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God.
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