The Upper Room Daily Devotional 20 June 2023
The Upper Room 20 June 2023 Daily Devotional, Tuesday Message by Michael Joseph Hotchkiss (Virginia, USA)
TOPIC: Kaleidoscope
TODAY’S READING
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
KEY VERSE: By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. – Psalm 33:6 (NIV)
A kaleidoscope is a tube-shaped toy containing mirrors and colored pieces. A person looks into one end of the tube and turns it to view constantly changing patterns. I started collecting these toys over 40 years ago because I was fascinated by the seemingly endless variety of designs they created.
Over the years I began to realize that the universe itself is much like a kaleidoscope. We can look at the sky to view an ever-changing panorama. God created a vast array of plants, animals, rocks, and people, where there are seldom two exactly alike. How boring it would be if everything were the same! God has gifted us with a vast universe of diverse creations for our pleasure and God’s glory.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Creator God, help us to appreciate diversity in nature and in the people we meet. We pray as your Son taught us, “Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen” (Matt. 6:9-13, KJV). Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
I will appreciate the rich diversity of God’s universe every day.
PRAYER FOCUS
Gratitude for God’s creation
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