The Upper Room Devotional 19th September 2024 || God with Us
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Topic: God with Us
Sister Confianza del Señor (Colón, Honduras)
Today’s Reading
Mark 4:35-40
Thought for the Day
Jesus is already in the boat with me.
The Upper Room Devotional 19th September 2024 Message
I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. – Psalm 73:23 (NIV)
I was riding a bus along a twisting highway between cities. The bus bounced and swayed more than usual, and I didn’t feel well. As I tried to pray and hoped I wouldn’t throw up, I remembered that in Spanish, the same word is used for being carsick and seasick (mareos, from mar, the “sea”). I thought of the disciples in the boat with Jesus when a storm arose on the Sea of Galilee. They were frightened — and perhaps seasick — so they woke up Jesus who was somehow sleeping through it all. “Don’t you care if we drown?” they cried. And he promptly calmed the storm.
What strikes me is that though Jesus had the power to calm the storm and obligingly did so when they asked, he was already in the boat with the disciples. God is with us all the time — in the storms of life and on calm sunny days. God holds us by the hand in every moment and is ready to answer when we call for reassurance. When we trust in God’s loving presence, peace can fill our souls, even in the most difficult times.
Today’s Prayer
Thank you, God, for being ready to answer when we call. Help us to trust in your continual presence. Amen.
Prayer Focus
First responders and rescue crews
Bible Verse with Daily Prayer 19th September 2024