The Upper Room daily devotional The Upper Room daily devotional: Courage to Witness Courage to Witness Posted: Lent is right around the corner! Get your small groups and church ready with some resources from The Upper Room. Take advantage of the group discount pricing we offer. Read Acts 5:27-32 Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story. - Psalm 107:2 (NIV) Todays Devotional While in the hospital for three weeks with pregnancy complications, I spent time reading my Bible and The Upper Room. Also, one of the nurses brought me a radio that I tuned to my favorite Christian station. The music was soothing and peaceful. However, as much as I loved listening to this music, a part of me wanted to turn it off whenever someone walked in the room. I don’t know if I was ashamed or just didn’t want to make anyone feel uncomfortable. Regardless, I felt like a hypocrite. I felt like I was trying to hide my Christian faith and also missing out on an opportunity to make a difference in someone else’s life by testifying and ministering. I could have shared stories of the way God has given me so much love and mercy — starting with my baby, whom I’d been trying to conceive for over a year. God has worked in my life in wonderful ways, and I want to share this with other people. The biblical writer James stated, “Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God” (4:4). What this says to me is not to worry about what people around me think but to be committed to serve and please God rather than other people. (See Acts 5:29.) And if those around me listen to what I say about the wonders of God, then instead of rejecting God, they’ll join in and worship with me. Akua Gite (Texas, USA) Thought for the Day: Today I will choose to be a witness to God’s presence in my life. Prayer: Dear God, help us to be bold in proclaiming your love and amazing works to those around us. Amen. Prayer Focus: Women with complicated pregnancies 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 ©2015 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., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 07:33:40 +0000