The Upper Room Devotional 19th October 2023: A Remarkable Journey
Read and Study Today’s The Upper Room Daily Devotional for 19 October 2023 Message written by Charles Johnson (North Carolina, USA). God bless you as you study today! Please share with your friends and loved ones.
TODAY’S TOPIC: A REMARKABLE JOURNEY
Charles Johnson (North Carolina, USA)
TODAY’S READING
Proverbs 3:1-6
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
I can take all my questions to God.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. – Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
On a September evening in 1967, I was camping out on the side of an extinct volcano on the island of Rishiri, near the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. The sky was blue-black and the stars brighter than imaginable. As I admired the beauty of God’s handiwork, I began thinking about my life. Soon I would be 21. Where would I be decades from now? What would I be doing?
Now, 54 years have passed. Several years ago, I realized that my questions that evening on Mount Rishiri, and all those questions I had about life in those early adult years, had been answered.
The verses quoted above were written in the front of a small Bible my girlfriend (now my wife of 55 years) gave me as I entered the US Air Force. While those words meant much to me in my early years, they mean even more to me now in the autumn of life.
Looking toward the future, I have only a few simple questions remaining in comparison to those early years. Yet one thing I know for certain: by trusting my Creator, living the way of Christ, and being surrounded by my Christian family and friends, my remaining questions will be answered by a faithful God.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Dear Lord, thank you for your guidance as we make our way through life. We trust you to direct our steps on this remarkable journey. Amen.
PRAYER FOCUS
To trust God with my future
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