The Upper Room Devotional 23 July 2024: Finding What I Need
The Upper Room Devotional 23 July 2024: Finding What I Need
Read and Study Today’s The Upper Room Daily Devotional for July 23rd, 2024 Message. God bless you as you study today! Please share with your friends and loved ones.
Topic: Finding What I Need
Valerie Bryant Bennett (Tennessee, USA)
TODAY’S READING
Isaiah 55:1-3
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
When I come to God, I can find all I need.
The Upper Room Devotional 23 July 2024 Message:
I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. – Psalm 81:10 (NRSVUE)
Early on summer mornings, as I pray and read my devotional for the day, a hummingbird makes trips to the feeder hanging outside my window. I keep the feeder filled with the sugar water he needs, and his frequent visits indicate that he knows he will always find necessary nourishment waiting on my front porch.
This morning during my time with God, I prayed about a critical situation in my life that I am unable to resolve. I was struggling with feelings of anxiety when I saw the hummingbird land on the feeder again. Suddenly, it became clear to me that in the same way my visitor simply trusts that his nectar will be there, God anticipates my needs. I can come to God and trust that the resources I need are always waiting.
If I can be faithful to one of God’s smallest creatures, how much more can I trust God to provide abundantly for me. Like the hummingbird, I realized suddenly that I had “landed” in peace beside the never-ending Source of all I will ever need.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Heavenly Father, help us look to you and not just to our own resources for protection and provision in difficult times. Amen.
PRAYER FOCUS
Those who feel anxious
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