40 Day of Prayer – Youth Devotional Day 31
When God asks us to care for the hurting, the hungry, the people who are downtrodden or
forgotten by society, He asks us to extend His compassion. He desires that we bravely open
our eyes to see the beauty of humanity.
When we choose to look deeper than outward circumstances and lay aside our uncomfortable anxieties or misguided assumptions, we find ourselves face-to-face with our Creator
God. He pulls us toward Himself, and we experience the vastness of His love and mercy. The
grandeur of His design and purpose for the whole of humanity becomes more and more
evident. We are all designed to be near to Him, know Him, belong with Him.
There are people we know and see each day who crave the love and affection of their Creator.
If we ask and listen, the Holy Spirit will gently whisper to us, encouraging our hearts to fall
further in love with God by seeing and serving those who are hungry and thirsty.
Each day, we must open our eyes and intently search for Jesus. If we do, we will find the
people right in front of us who yearn for the love and affection of God. The healing Kingdom
is for the hungry and thirsty. They will taste and see Christ and be satisfied.
PRAYER POINTS:
- Thank and praise God for seeing you and accepting you as His own.
Ask God to give you eyes to see and know the people around you. - Ask the Holy Spirit to show you hungry and thirsty people today.
Listen and respond. Don’t ignore the nudge to talk to someone new
even if it feels a little uncomfortable. - As you go out into the world today, search for Christ. Ask Him to
transform you into someone hungry and thirsty for righteousness.