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Morning Devotional 040222 But I Don't Do That!

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Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room

April 2, 2022


Read Luke 8:43-48


43 A woman was there who had been bleeding for twelve years. She had spent her entire livelihood on doctors, but no one could heal her. 44 She came up behind him and touched the hem of his clothes, and at once her bleeding stopped. 45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When everyone denied it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing in on you!” 46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me. I know that power has gone out from me.” 47 When the woman saw that she couldn’t escape notice, she came trembling and fell before Jesus. In front of everyone, she explained why she had touched him and how she had been immediately healed. 48 “Daughter, your faith has healed you,” Jesus said. “Go in peace.”

Good Morning, Travel today by faith!


Hallelujah, God is with us! Over the past two years, my prayers, my time with God, sharing my thoughts with all of you, and my faith has strengthened me as my life has changed in ways that I could never have imagined. I certainly read the Bible in the past, but it wasn’t a regular part of my daily rituals. The idea of writing down my thoughts came to me on a whim, although I think that God had something to do with that because I have always been a reluctant writer. Prior to this, I had never had an unexpected desire to write so much as a paragraph. I have never kept a journal, and I preferred to keep my thoughts in my head and my heart.


When I began this new stretch of my journey, I didn’t know where it would take me. What I have discovered is that by writing and sharing my thoughts I have become so much closer to God. I eagerly anticipate reading the morning passage and allowing myself to become lost in the Word as I listen to the message God is sending to me. I don’t follow any of the protocols for writing that I have been taught or that I have taught to others. I just let my thoughts flow through my fingers as I type.


I have faith that the Holy Spirit will help me put my thoughts into words, sentences, and paragraphs that will convey the message that God is placing on my heart. I pray that in the sharing of these words others will be blessed. I am not a great theologian, but a child of God who is simply sharing the Word as it is revealed to me. The more I pray, the more I read the Word, the more I allow the Holy Spirit to transform me, and I grow stronger in my faith. Where He leads me, I will follow.


In today’s passage, when Jesus asks who touched me, he already knows the answer, so why put the woman on the spot that way. First, it is for her so that she may be strengthened in her faith. Second, it is for others so that we/they may see that those who believe and claim their Lord will find love and mercy. Finally, it is for Jesus so that he may tell the world that all who follow and believe will be saved.


Loving and Gracious God, Thank You for loving us. We all have moments of faith, but we are sometimes challenged in times of despair. Help us turn to you with our challenges so that we may find comfort and strength. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen


Thought for the day: When I pray, I become more aware of God’s presence and grace.


Pray! Pastor Liz


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Apr 02, 2022

Amen. I’ve read my Bible every day for years. But I am in my third year of daily Bible reading/studying coupled with journaling afterwards. I love writing my thoughts and prayers so my children can read when I am in my Heavenly home with Jesus.

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