The Upper Room daily devotional The Upper Room daily devotional: 2nd Sunday in Lent 2nd Sunday in Lent Posted: What activities have you planned for Lent this year? If intentional prayer is on your agenda, may we suggest joining our Lenten Prayer Challenge. Read Ephesians 5:1-2 God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son. - John 3:16 (KJV) Todays Devotional When five of my relatives visited one night for a family meal, I noticed that we didn’t have enough food to make it around the table. I caught my mom’s eye and nodded at the platter of beef. She understood and made a gesture as if to say, “Don’t worry about it.” Mom finished eating dinner before everyone else; then I realized she had taken the smallest piece of beef to make sure that no one walked away from the table hungry. Many times, I have seen my mom think of others before she thinks of herself. My mom’s loving sacrifices remind me of the ultimate sacrifice God made for us. God sacrificed “his only begotten Son” to atone for our sins. Occasionally, we forget or are simply unaware of how great God’s sacrifice was. We must remember and pass on our understanding of God’s sacrificial love. I have tried to follow my mom’s example of putting others’ needs before her own. Someday I hope to show my children how our daily sacrifices can be small reflections of God’s love. Nancy Autumn Deimler (Pennsylvania, USA) Thought for the Day: Daily sacrifices can be reflections of God’s love. Prayer: Dear Lord, please help us to think of others before we think of ourselves. Amen. Prayer Focus: To learn humility The scripture quotation, unless otherwise indicated, is from the NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION of the Bible, copyright © 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Copyright ©2014 by The Upper Room, a ministry of GBOD. All rights reserved. Do not reproduce or redistribute without written permission from the publisher. You are subscribed to email updates from The Upper Room daily devotional To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Email delivery powered by Google Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 08:08:09 +0000
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