THE UPPER ROOM DEVOTIONAL 7TH NOVEMBER 2025, FRIDAY MESSAGE
Holding on to God
Joy Margetts (Wales, United Kingdom)
Today’s Reading
Isaiah 41:9-13
I am the Lord your God, who grasps your strong hand, who says to you, Don’t fear; I will help you. – Isaiah 41:13 (CEB)
My granddaughter is just over one year old. She is standing and taking tentative steps but has not yet tried to walk on her own. When she wants to move from one spot to another, instead of crawling she will look around for someone she trusts and hold out her hand. If one of us responds to her, offering her our hand, she will use it to steady herself as she stands and then will walk with us to where she wants to go. She doesn’t walk anywhere without holding on to the hand of someone stronger and steadier than herself.
It is a wonderful thing to know that we don’t have to walk through life alone. Whether we feel confident or unsure, brave or fearful, joyful or sorrowful, God is always with us, strong and steady for us to hold on to.
We can always reach out for God whose guidance, understanding, and protection are always there for us. God wants to walk with us at all times. Just like my granddaughter will take my hand in trust, knowing that I love her, we too can hold on to God, trusting God’s steadfast love to keep us from falling.
Thought for the Day
God holds me through good times and bad.
Prayer Focus
Those who feel alone
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Today’s Prayer
Dear God, thank you for loving us and for your steadying presence that holds us up and helps us along whatever path life takes. Amen.
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