Living Words

I often smile before I even read The Upper Room․ I get a sense of how the scripture reading and meditation may apply to my day․ More often than not‚ I am amazed! For me‚ whether it is about an important decision‚ a quiet burden‚ or just my mind working through an issue‚ the day’s reading speaks to the very place where I need God most․

In my preparation for the various challenges that lay ahead after my studies, my thoughts were preoccupied with the uncertainties of the future. What route do I take? Am I making the right decisions? My head was spinning with countless “what ifs.” Yet on those mornings, I would open my devotional to find a passage that gently redirected my heart. It felt almost as though the message was written especially for me.

I know the devotional was written and printed long before it ever reached my hands. But Hebrews 4:12 reminds me that “the word of God is alive and active” (NIV). Through the Holy Spirit, God continues to use the living word to speak into my ever-changing circumstances. God knows what I need long before I realize it myself. I find comfort in the truth that God is never late. I am amazed at how God’s word is always right on time․ The great Author knows me so well․ And I am reminded every day that while my circumstances may change‚ God’s truth never changes. It remains true‚ alive, and active‚ and it is here shaping my heart one day at a time․