April 21st - Let's Play!

Theme of the Day
Build rooms

Readings of the Day
Joshua 22:21-23:16-Be very careful, therefore, to love the LORD your God.
Luke 20:27-47-Now he is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive.
Psalm 89:14-37-His love shall continue forever, and his throne endure before me like the sun.
Proverbs 13:17-19-A bad messenger brings trouble, but a faithful envoy, healing.
Daniel 6:1-28-For he is the living God, enduring forever. His kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion has no end.

God's Word of the Day
Now go and make rooms for others as I show you.

Story of the Day
Out the door I went that day. Out the door, with a clean room in my heart filled with my friend and Savior. Jesus had prepared a room for me. He prepared a room in my heart and a room in heaven. Now we were off for the day in His Kingdom.

As I followed His lead, the Great Carpenter was about to give me lessons in building rooms. These were rooms that would bring healing. These were rooms that would endure throughout time.

With each person we met, Jesus would show and make examples of the rooms He was speaking of. With each person, He took the time to listen, care with compassion and respond in action towards that person. Each person He met was treated as a wonderfully unique and beautiful creation, deserving all honor and respect. He would walk with the person through the pain they felt. He would feel the pain and take some of it on. He would assure them that they were loved by God and that God had room for them in His heart. In each and every person that Jesus met, he would sweep clean room in their heart to be one with them and show them a greater love. Even in and through the pain of sin and disease and suffering and death there now was a hope and a knowledge of an enduring Kingdom that would make all things good.

Jesus taught me that day to make rooms for others. As I followed Him that day He graciously guided me along the way through rooms in a mansion.

Prayer of the Day
Everlasting, enduring, loving King of all, I give You all the glory and praise and honor. For You have made a room for me and I am delighted to have You in the room of my heart. Be with me this day as I learn from You. Teach me the skills that I need to construct those rooms of love and compassion that are everlasting. Teach me the skills, that I may use the saw and hammer, and joyously go out in action this day to do Your will. ---Amen