Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room November 27, 2023 1 Samuel 16:1-13 1 The LORD said to Samuel, “How long are...

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 21, 2026 Deuteronomy 34:9-12 9 Joshua, Nun’s son, was filled with wisdom because Moses had placed his hands on him. So the Israelites listened to Joshua, and they did exactly what the LORD commanded Moses. 10 No prophet like Moses has yet emerged in Israel; Moses knew the LORD face-to-face! 11 That’s not even to mention all those signs and wonders that the LORD sent Moses to do in Egypt—to Pharaoh, to all h

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 20, 2026 Psalm 139:1-6 1 LORD, you have examined me. You know me. 2 You know when I sit down and when I stand up. Even from far away, you comprehend my plans. 3 You study my traveling and resting. You are thoroughly familiar with all my ways. 4 There isn’t a word on my tongue, LORD, that you don’t already know completely. 5 You surround me—front and back. You put your hand on me. 6 That kind of knowledge is

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 19, 2026 Romans 12:1-8 1 So, brothers and sisters, because of God’s mercies, I encourage you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice that is holy and pleasing to God. This is your appropriate priestly service. 2 Don’t be conformed to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you can figure out what God’s will is—what is good and pleasing and mature. 3 Because

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 18, 2026 Isaiah 43:18-21 18 Don’t remember the prior things; don’t ponder ancient history. 19 Look! I’m doing a new thing; now it sprouts up; don’t you recognize it? I’m making a way in the desert, paths in the wilderness. 20 The beasts of the field, the jackals and ostriches, will honor me, because I have put water in the desert and streams in the wilderness to give water to my people, my chosen ones, 21 t

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 17, 2026 Matthew 6:25-30 25 “Therefore, I say to you, don’t worry about your life, what you’ll eat or what you’ll drink, or about your body, what you’ll wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds in the sky. They don’t sow seed or harvest grain or gather crops into barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth much more than they are? 27 Who among you

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 16, 2026 James 2:5-13 5 My dear brothers and sisters, listen! Hasn’t God chosen those who are poor by worldly standards to be rich in terms of faith? Hasn’t God chosen the poor as heirs of the kingdom he has promised to those who love him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor. Don’t the wealthy make life difficult for you? Aren’t they the ones who drag you into court? 7 Aren’t they the ones who insult the goo

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 15, 2026 Job 1:13-22 13 One day Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house. 14 A messenger came to Job and said: “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys were grazing nearby 15 when the Sabeans took them and killed the young men with swords. I alone escaped to tell you.” 16 While this messenger was speaking, another arrived and said: “A raging fire fell from the sk

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 14, 2026 Psalm 139:7-18 7 Where could I go to get away from your spirit? Where could I go to escape your presence? 8 If I went up to heaven, you would be there. If I went down to the grave, you would be there too! 9 If I could fly on the wings of dawn, stopping to rest only on the far side of the ocean 10 even there your hand would guide me; even there your strong hand would hold me tight! 11 If I said, “Th

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 13, 2026 Isaiah 38:14-20 Lord, I’m overwhelmed; support me!” 15 What can I say? God has spoken to me; he himself has acted. I will wander my whole life with a bitter spirit. 16 The LORD Most High is the one who gives life to every heart, who gives life to the spirit! 17 Look, he indeed exchanged my bitterness for wholeness. You yourself have spared my whole being from the pit of destruction, because you hav

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 12, 2026 Psalm 61:2-5 2 When my heart is weak, I cry out to you from the very ends of the earth. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I am 3 because you have been my refuge, a tower of strength in the face of the enemy. 4 Please let me live in your tent forever! Please let me take refuge in the shelter of your wings! Selah 5 Because you, God, have heard my promises; you’ve given me the same possession as

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 12, 2026 Psalm 61:2-5 2 When my heart is weak, I cry out to you from the very ends of the earth. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I am 3 because you have been my refuge, a tower of strength in the face of the enemy. 4 Please let me live in your tent forever! Please let me take refuge in the shelter of your wings! Selah 5 Because you, God, have heard my promises; you’ve given me the same possession as

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 11, 2026 James 5:13-16 13 If any of you are suffering, they should pray. If any of you are happy, they should sing. 14 If any of you are sick, they should call for the elders of the church, and the elders should pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 Prayer that comes from faith will heal the sick, for the Lord will restore them to health. And if they have sinned, they will be f

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 10, 2026 Jeremiah 29:11-13 11 I know the plans I have in mind for you, declares the LORD; they are plans for peace, not disaster, to give you a future filled with hope. 12 When you call me and come and pray to me, I will listen to you. 13 When you search for me, yes, search for me with all your heart, you will find me. Good Morning! God listens to us! As a young person, I imagined myself doing many things i

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 9, 2026 Psalm 121:1-8 1 I raise my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from? 2 My help comes from the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth. 3 God won’t let your foot slip. Your protector won’t fall asleep on the job. 4 No! Israel’s protector never sleeps or rests! 5 The LORD is your protector; the LORD is your shade right beside you. 6 The sun won’t strike you during the day; neither will the

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 8, 2026 Matthew 14:22-23 22 Right then, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side of the lake while he dismissed the crowds. 23 When he sent them away, he went up onto a mountain by himself to pray. Evening came and he was alone. Good Morning! Take time to be Holy Imagine being part of a successful event. There are likely to be unexpected challenges along the way. For example

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 6, 2026 1 King 17:8-16 8 The LORD’s word came to Elijah: 9 Get up and go to Zarephath near Sidon and stay there. I have ordered a widow there to take care of you. 10 Elijah left and went to Zarephath. As he came to the town gate, he saw a widow collecting sticks. He called out to her, “Please get a little water for me in this cup so I can drink.” 11 She went to get some water. He then said to her, “Please g

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 6, 2026 Matthew 6:5-15 5 “When you pray, don’t be like hypocrites. They love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners so that people will see them. I assure you, that’s the only reward they’ll get. 6 But when you pray, go to your room, shut the door, and pray to your Father who is present in that secret place. Your Father who sees what you do in secret will reward you. 7 “When you pray,

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 5, 2026 Psalm 111:1-10 1 Praise the LORD! I thank the LORD with all my heart in the company of those who do right, in the congregation. 2 The works of the LORD are magnificent; they are treasured by all who desire them. 3 God’s deeds are majestic and glorious. God’s righteousness stands forever. 4 God is famous for his wondrous works. The LORD is full of mercy and compassion. 5 God gives food to those who h

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room February 4, 2026 Matthew 20:8-16 “When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the workers and give them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and moving on finally to the first.’ 9 When those who were hired at five in the afternoon came, each one received a denarius. 10 Now, when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each of them also received a denar