The Upper Room Devotional 17 June 2024: In God’s Hands
The Upper Room Devotional 17 June 2024: In God’s Hands
Read and Study Today’s The Upper Room Daily Devotional for June 17th, 2024 Message. God bless you as you study today! Please share with your friends and loved ones.
Today’s Topic: In God’s Hands
Jacob Capone (Texas, USA)
TODAY’S READING
Proverbs 3:5-10
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
No matter my trials, I am in God’s hands.
The Upper Room Devotional 17 June 2024 Message
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. – Proverbs 3:5 (NRSVUE)
Eight years ago, when I learned that my younger brother had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, many questions flooded my mind. What is diabetes? Is my little brother going to be able to live a normal life? How could this happen? I didn’t know what to think. I was filled with anxiety and fear. Experiencing a family member’s suffering was new for me, and I was afraid. Thankfully, after three full days in the hospital, my brother was released to return home. But this disease would stay with him for the rest of his life.
Looking back now on that event, I can’t help but wonder why God allows the ones we love to suffer. Solomon’s words from Proverbs 3:5 come to mind. It is a call to realize that even in the hard times, painful memories, and terrible experiences, we can trust in the Lord who can use those hard times to shape us. Even in the toughest moments, nothing can take us out of God’s hands. In the hard times of our lives we are called to “trust in the Lord” (Prov. 3:5).
TODAY’S PRAYER
O God, give us strength to fight the fears and worries which often overwhelm us. Give us hope, and reassure us that we are in your hands. Amen.
PRAYER FOCUS
Those living with Type 1 Diabetes
