Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room
September 17, 2023
Romans 1:8-12
8 First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you because the news about your faithfulness is being spread throughout the whole world. 9 I serve God in my spirit by preaching the good news about God’s Son, and God is my witness that I continually mention you 10 in all my prayers. I’m always asking that somehow, by God’s will, I might succeed in visiting you at last. 11 I really want to see you to pass along some spiritual gift to you so that you can be strengthened. 12 What I mean is that we can mutually encourage each other while I am with you. We can be encouraged by the faithfulness we find in each other, both your faithfulness and mine.
Good Morning. Today is a blessing from God!
We each are blessed by the Holy Spirit when we accept Christ. Through this gift, we are strengthened as we grow in our relationship with Christ. When we gather together to worship God, we share in the Holy Spirit, and the power increases as we encourage each other.
Think of a single ember glowing in a fire pit. Over time, without encouragement of additional energy, it will go out. When you add a spark to the ember, you start to see movement. When you add multiple sparks, the fire begins to grow until it is ablaze for others to see. That’s how it is with God’s love; when you put enough sparks together, we will provide a great light for all to see and find their way to Christ.
Loving God, We love you! You give each of us a piece of your power. Help us gather in Your name with others so that we might change the world. In the name of Christ, we pray. Amen
Thought for the day: It only takes a spark to get a fire going!
Stoke the fire within you! Pastor Liz
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