The Upper Room Devotional 1st August 2024: Chocolate Chip Brownies
Read and Study Today’s The Upper Room Daily Devotional for August 1, 2024 Message. God bless you as you study today! Please share with your friends and loved ones.
Today’s topic: Chocolate Chip Brownies
Kathy Appleton (New Jersey, USA)
Today’s Reading
John 15:9-13
Thought for the Day
Cherished rituals can help us connect with others and with God.
The Upper Room Devotional 1st August 2024 Message:
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. – Galatians 6:2 (NIV)
Often when I was young, my mom would make her famous chocolate chip brownies, and sometimes we would sit together after school to chat as we ate them.
During high school, a friend of mine became pregnant at 16. Some of my friends’ mothers were shocked, and I can still recall their words of disapproval. But over a pan of chocolate chip brownies my mom and I talked about ways to help. Mom suggested that we host a baby shower for this expectant mother and invited some friends to our home to plan it. The shower was lovely, and my friend and her mom were teary-eyed and appreciative. I learned, through my mom and her brownies, the importance of adapting to life situations through prayer and not letting discouragement get in the way of finding joy.
As a parent, I have continued the tradition of making chocolate chip brownies, and I enjoy the conversations that crop up at our house as the brownies are served. Reliving memories of discussions from my childhood are treasures that I am blessed to share with those who now gather at our family table.
Today’s Prayer
Heavenly Father, help us to show your love to others. We pledge to love them for the sake of the Christ we follow. Amen.
Prayer Focus
Teenage parents
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