The Upper Room Devotional January 25, 2025 || Filled with Righteousness
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The Upper Room Devotional January 25, 2025 Message
Topic: Filled with Righteousness
Michael A. O’Quinn (Georgia, USA)
Today’s Reading
Matthew 5:1-12
Thought for the Day
When I seek Jesus, I will be filled.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. – Matthew 5:6 (NIV)
During a retreat, I was assigned to a table that included two residents of a substance-abuse treatment center. I normally would have had no occasion to converse and pray with men in such circumstances, but God brought us together for a deep, spiritual experience. By the end of the retreat, I loved them like brothers.
The treatment center is not far from my home, and I felt led to visit my new friends. They invited me to an evening worship service where I experienced a passion in worship that is hard to describe. I realized that these men are hungry for the word of God. They desperately want the Holy Spirit to transform them, and they are not ashamed to say so. They have a lot to teach me.
From them, I learned I should not become complacent. Jesus said we will be filled with righteousness if we crave it like food and water, and I saw that intensity during the worship service. It caused me to ask myself, “What am I hungry and thirsty for?” Jesus calls us to a righteousness that can only be obtained through him. I am thankful for the faith of my new friends and the lesson they have taught me.
Today’s Prayer
Gracious God, we know that only you provide what truly nourishes us. Fill us with your love and grace until we are full. Amen.
Prayer Focus
Those who teach me faith lessons