The Upper Room Devotional 23 June 2024: Blocked
The Upper Room Devotional 23 June 2024: Blocked
Read and Study Today’s The Upper Room Daily Devotional for June 23rd, 2024 Message. God bless you as you study today! Please share with your friends and loved ones.
Today’s Topic: Blocked
Brenda Louden (Manitoba, Canada)
TODAY’S READING
Colossians 3:12-17
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
When I make room for Christ in my heart, God’s love can flow through me.
The Upper Room Devotional 23 June 2024
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. – Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)
The surgeon delivered bad news about my husband’s health: “Two coronary arteries are 80 percent blocked and lined with large deposits of plaque. Triple bypass surgery and a valve replacement are necessary.” I felt my heart sink. Narrowed heart vessels are often called “the silent killer” because many people have no symptoms until a heart attack takes their lives.
We can experience blockages in our spiritual lives too. Scripture says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Our physical heart is the source of our life. And scripture tells us that Jesus lives within our hearts (see Eph. 3:17). We are to guard this part of ourselves carefully, paying close attention to our conscience, attitude, choices, and thoughts because we can also experience obstructions in our spiritual life. When we cooperate with God’s guidance in removing those blockages, we find healing.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Lord Jesus, shine your light into our hearts. Guide us to obey you so that your healing love may flow in us. Amen.
PRAYER FOCUS
Those recovering from heart surgery
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