The Upper Room Devotional 8th September 2024 || New Life
Read and Study Today’s The Upper Room Daily Devotional for September 8, 2024 Message. God bless you as you study today! Please share with your friends and loved ones.
Topic: New Life
Margaret Martin (Australian Capital Territory, Australia)
Today’s Reading
Luke 19:1-10
Thought for the Day
Christ offers new life for all people.
If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! – 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
The Upper Room Devotional 8th September 2024 Message
Yesterday was a beautiful, sunny spring day, and I took the opportunity to ride my bike around a lake. One of my favorite parts of such rides is looking at the trees, plants, and lovely views. This time I particularly noticed all the new spring leaves and the blossoms on the trees. As I marveled at this abundant new life, my mind turned to the new life offered to us by our Savior Jesus Christ.
Zacchaeus experienced this new life in a dramatic way after climbing a tree to see Jesus and having Jesus invite himself to his home. Zacchaeus’ experience with Jesus changed his life, leading him to repay his debts to the people he had cheated in the past.
If we follow Jesus’ teachings and get to know him as a personal friend and Savior we, too, can find ourselves transformed and able to live in a new way. Through reading the Bible, prayer, and joining in fellowship with other Christians, we also can be equipped to serve God in new ways and to make a difference in our world.
Today’s Prayer
Loving God, draw us closer to you as we seek to follow Jesus. Help us to share with others the new life you offer us all. Amen.
Prayer Focus
Gratitude for a new season
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