Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 26, 2025  Psalm 13:1-6 1 How long will you forget me, LORD? Forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long will I be left to my own wits, agony filling my heart? Daily? How long will my enemy keep defeating me? 3 Look at me! Answer me, LORD my God! Restore sight to my eyes! Otherwise, I’ll sleep the sleep of death, 4 and my enemy will say, “I won!” My foes will rejoice over my downfall. 5 But

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 25, 2025  2 Timothy 3:10-17 10 But you have paid attention to my teaching, conduct, purpose, faithfulness, patience, love, and endurance. 11 You have seen me experience physical abuse and ordeals in places such as Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I put up with all sorts of abuse, and the Lord rescued me from it all! 12 In fact, anyone who wants to live a holy life in Christ Jesus will be harassed. 13 But evil p

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 24, 2025  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 October 23, 2025  1st Samuel 17:32-36, 45-47 32 “Don’t let anyone lose courage because of this Philistine!” David told Saul. “I, your servant, will go out and fight him!” 33 “You can’t go out and fight this Philistine,” Saul answered David. “You are still a boy. But he’s been a warrior since he was a boy!” 34 “Your servant has kept his father’s sheep,” David replied to Saul, “and if ever a lion or a bear came and ca

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 22, 2025  Titus 3:1-8 1 Remind them to submit to rulers and authorities. They should be obedient and ready to do every good thing. 2 They shouldn’t speak disrespectfully about anyone, but they should be peaceful, kind, and show complete courtesy toward everyone. 3 We were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, and slaves to our desires and various pleasures too. We were spending our lives in evil behavior and

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 21, 2025  Psalm 118:1-7 1 Give thanks to the LORD because he is good, because his faithful love lasts forever. 2 Let Israel say it: “God’s faithful love lasts forever!” 3 Let the house of Aaron say it: “God’s faithful love lasts forever!” 4 Let those who honor the LORD say it: “God’s faithful love lasts forever!” 5 In tight circumstances, I cried out to the LORD. The LORD answered me with wide-open spaces. 6

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 20, 2025  Isaiah 45:1-7 1 The LORD says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whom I have grasped by the strong hand, to conquer nations before him, disarming kings, and opening doors before him, so no gates will be shut: 2 I myself will go before you, and I will level mountains. I will shatter bronze doors; I will cut through iron bars. 3 I will give you hidden treasures of secret riches, so you will know that I am th

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 19, 2025  Galatians 6:7-10 7 Make no mistake, God is not mocked. A person will harvest what they plant. 8 Those who plant only for their own benefit will harvest devastation from their selfishness, but those who plant for the benefit of the Spirit will harvest eternal life from the Spirit. 9 Let’s not get tired of doing good, because in time we’ll have a harvest if we don’t give up. 10 So then, let’s work fo

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 18, 2025  Psalm 42:1-5 1 Just like a deer that craves streams of water, my whole being craves you, God. 2 My whole being thirsts for God, for the living God. When will I come and see God’s face? 3 My tears have been my food both day and night, as people constantly questioned me, “Where’s your God now?” 4 But I remember these things as I bare my soul: how I made my way to the mighty one’s abode, to God’s own

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 17, 2025  Luke 9:57-62 57 As Jesus and his disciples traveled along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Human One has no place to lay his head.” 59 Then Jesus said to someone else, “Follow me.” He replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” 60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their ow

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 16, 2025  Ruth 2:8-12 8 Boaz said to Ruth, “Haven’t you understood, my daughter? Don’t go glean in another field; don’t go anywhere else. Instead, stay here with my young women. 9 Keep your eyes on the field that they are harvesting and go along after them. I’ve ordered the young men not to assault you. Whenever you are thirsty, go to the jugs and drink from what the young men have filled.” 10 Then she bowed

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 15, 2025  Psalm 34:15-22 15 The LORD’s eyes watch the righteous, his ears listen to their cries for help. 16 But the LORD’s face is set against those who do evil, to eliminate even the memory of them from the earth. 17 When the righteous cry out, the LORD listens; he delivers them from all their troubles. 18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he saves those whose spirits are crushed. 19 The righteous ha

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 14, 2025  Matthew 8:23-27 23 When Jesus got into a boat, his disciples followed him. 24 A huge storm arose on the lake so that waves were sloshing over the boat. But Jesus was asleep. 25 They came and woke him, saying, “Lord, rescue us! We’re going to drown!” 26 He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you people of weak faith?” Then he got up and gave orders to the winds and the lake, and there was a great cal

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 13, 2025  Psalm 96:1-11 1 Sing to the LORD a new song! Sing to the LORD, all the earth! 2 Sing to the LORD! Bless his name! Share the news of his saving work every single day! 3 Declare God’s glory among the nations; declare his wondrous works among all people 4 because the LORD is great and so worthy of praise. He is awesome beyond all other gods 5 because all the gods of the nations are just idols, but it

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 12, 2025  Romans 8:26-28 26 In the same way, the Spirit comes to...

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 11, 2025  James 2:14-17 14 My brothers and sisters, what good is it...

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 10, 2025  Psalm 46:1-11 1 God is our refuge and strength, a help...

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 9, 2025  Luke 1:26-31, 38 26 When Elizabeth was six months pregnant,...

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 8, 2025  Matthew 13:18-23 18 “Consider then the parable of the...

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room October 7, 2025  John 15:1-6 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the...