The Upper Room Devotional 6th October 2023 —Love Notes
Read and Study Today’s The Upper Room Daily Devotional for 6 October 2023 Message written by Monica A. Andermann. God bless you as you study today! Please share with your friends and loved ones.
TODAY’S TOPIC: LOVE NOTES
Monica A. Andermann (New York, USA)
TODAY’S READING
Jeremiah 31:1-14
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
God’s love for me is steadfast and sure.
Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Romans 8:38-39 (NRSVUE)
Early in our relationship, my husband gave me a card with a beautiful love note. After many years of marriage, I don’t need a note to know how much he cares. It’s evident in the things he does and the way he acts toward me every day. Even though we sometimes don’t come to terms in certain situations or have a disagreement, I know his love for me is steadfast and certain. I find great comfort in this.
God’s love for us is like the steady love my husband shows me, only greater. At times, like when I lost my job of twenty years, when I faced grief, or when I heard the words of a frightening diagnosis, I shook my fist at God wondering where God’s love had gone. Yet, it was there all along: in the kindness of a friend, in the skilled hands of a doctor, in the sunrise of a new day, in the blossoms that herald the promise of a new season. These are God’s love notes to each of us. Do we recognize them?
TODAY’S PRAYER
Gracious God, your love is at work in our lives at all times. May we be instruments of this love, sharing it at every chance through kind thoughts, words, and deeds. Amen.
PRAYER FOCUS
Someone who helps me feel God’s love
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