DAILY HOPE WITH RICK WARREN 3RD FEBRUARY 2025.
Daily Hope Devotional by Pastor Rick Warren for today is here to give you the encouragement to live the life God has called you to. Please read, pray and share this devotional with someone today.
The topic of Daily Hope by Rick Warren 3rd February 2025 “You Ought to Do Something about That”
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 58:9-10 (GNT)
“If you put an end to oppression, to every gesture of contempt, and to every evil word; if you give food to the hungry and satisfy those who are in need, then the darkness around you will turn to the brightness of noon.”
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RICK WARREN DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY 3RD FEBRUARY 2025.
When you look at the world around you, what irritates you? What hurts, injustices, or problems make you go, “That’s not right!” What is it that, if you could, you would change right now in society? What is it that keeps you awake at night? What disturbs you?
Everybody, at some point in their life, has what I call a SODSAT moment, when they say, “Somebody ought to do something about that!” In fact, nothing at all really happens until somebody has that kind of moment.
This happened for Esther when she heard that her people, the Jews, were going to be annihilated by Haman, an official in the king’s court. She thought, “Somebody ought to do something about that!”—and then she acted on it. Esther 4:4 says she was “deeply disturbed” (GNT) when she heard of people suffering because of the decree to kill the Jews. And she decided to risk everything and go to the king for help.
Are there things that deeply disturb you? I hope so! If someone says that nothing disturbs them, then it reveals a self-centered, isolated life lived outside of community with others. When you live an individualistic life, nothing disturbs you, unless it directly affects you.
God makes an amazing promise to those who get disturbed and decide to do something about it: “If you put an end to oppression, to every gesture of contempt, and to every evil word; if you give food to the hungry and satisfy those who are in need, then the darkness around you will turn to the brightness of noon. And I will always guide you and satisfy you with good things. I will keep you strong and well. You will be like a garden that has plenty of water, like a spring of water that never goes dry” (Isaiah 58:9-11 GNT).
Part of your destiny is to experience God’s goodness for all of your life. One way you do that is by sharing generously with those in need—by giving sacrificially from whatever God has blessed you with. When you live this way, you keep your eyes open for the opportunities all around you to lift others up and show them God’s loving care.
You get disturbed, and then you do something about it.
Talk It Over
- What is one thing that disturbs you but that you have done nothing about? What is God telling you to do about it today?
- What specific, unique blessings has God given you? Why do you think God has blessed you in those ways?
- God says in Isaiah 58:11 that—as you work to respond to the needs around you—he will satisfy you with, “good things” (GNT). What do you think those good things might be?
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This devotional is written by Pastor Rick Warren. Rick Warren is an innovative pastor, renowned author, and global influencer. The various ministries Pastor Rick has created are a multi-faceted expression of his heart to bring the whole Gospel to the whole world. Read the previous Daily Hope Devotionals by Rick Warren Here.
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