10 Nov 2025
There may be times when we are exhausted, when we have no energy to face the day. May the words of Paslm 69:30-31 remind us the importance of gratitude. We are alive, we have breath, we have health. There is reason to be grateful.
Today’s Verse – Proverbs 3:9
Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops… —Proverbs 3:9 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… Honoring God must come first in everything. We don’t give him the last, the least, or the leftovers. He gave us his best, most precious, and most perfect of gifts – his Son Jesus and the indwelling Holy Spirit. Thanks be to God for his indescribable gifts! How could we give him anything less than our best, our first, and our most precious – our firstfruits in everything! My Prayer… Gracious God and loving Father, thank you for every good and perfect gift you have lavished upon me. Please accept the offering of my heart, which I freely give to you. Soften it and make it gracious and generous. I commit to offer you and your work in the world my first and my best. In Jesus’ name, I make this pledge in prayer. Amen. All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.
Today’s Verse – Romans 14:8
If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. —Romans 14:8 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… We are the LORD’s care. We submit our lives to him because he bought us out of bondage to sin and death and brought us into his eternal family of grace. We have voluntarily placed our lives into his hands. No matter what we do or where we go, his grace goes with us. He has promised never to leave us (Hebrews 13:5-6). He has assured us that nothing can separate us from his love (Romans 8:32-39). So let’s live with a sense of excited anticipation, looking to see where the LORD will lead us next. Let’s face our difficulties, trials, and even death, with the assurance that we will not face tough times alone or forever. The glory we anticipate is far greater than any of our trials (Romans 8:19). Even as we walk in the dark shadows of death, we don’t have to fear what the evil one and his minions can do to us. Our LORD is with us to guide us, protect us, and bring us home (Psalm 23:4-6). We are the LORD’s! My Prayer… Father, thank you for sending your Son to redeem me. LORD Jesus, thank you for coming to earth, paying the price for my sin, and sending the Holy Spirit to be your presence in me. Take my life and use it to your glory. May my faith never fail in the face of life’s worst challenges. I pray that as I live and when I die, that you, O LORD, will always be glorified in me. I genuinely believe that whether I live or die, I am yours, O LORD. In Jesus’ name, I rejoice in this truth. Amen. All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.
Today’s Verse – 2 Corinthians 9:7
Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. —2 Corinthians 9:7 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… God is working in us to conform our character and will to be like his own. God is a giver. God finds delight in generously blessing us. When we praise God for his grace, we are praising him for his gracious gift of love given to us in Jesus. He’s a giver! Now he asks us to be like him: to be generous and full of grace. Giving is not an arbitrary task imposed on us to fund our churches and ministries; instead, giving is part of our character transformation as we become more and more like God. Giving to others in need and to the work of the Kingdom is one of the most genuine ways we demonstrate our allegiance, dependence, and participation in the gracious work of God. We are most like God when we give… lovingly… cheerfully! Remember how the most famous verse in the Bible begins? “For God so loved the world that he GAVE…” Video Commentary… ToGather Worship Guide | More ToGather Videos My Prayer… Father, please forgive me for the times I have been miserly with the abundance you have shared with me. Open my heart to the richness of your generosity. Use me as a conduit of your generous blessings, bringing them to others. I know that all I have is yours. Please help me use it as you would, lovingly and generously sharing it with others. In Jesus’ name, I yearn to be gracious and generous like you, my Father. Amen. All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.
08 Nov 2025
So, let us rely on God’s love. Let us be reassured that He truly cares for us and, in turn, lets us love others as God loves us. That will help us in many ways and will make life much easier. May this bring hope to humanity. 1 John 4:16-21.
Daily Prayer for November 7
Has the Lord ever abandoned anyone who held him in constant reverence? Has the Lord ever ignored anyone who prayed to him? The Lord is kind and merciful; he forgives our sins and keeps us safe in time of trouble. Sirach 2:10–11, TEV Dear Father in heaven, Mighty God in heaven and on earth, quicken us by the Word you have sent and by all you have done for us in your mercy and steadfast love. Keep us eager and joyful even in difficult and troubled days. Grant us unfailing trust in you, to give us firm ground under our feet so that we can always thank and glorify you. For you, O Lord, are our God. You are our Father, and you will never forsake your children in all eternity. Amen. Recent articles on Plough A Story for the Making Joe Knight What’s the good of a family legacy if we fail to pass it on to our children? Read now When Christians Follow Nietzsche John Ehrett Enthusiasm for Nietzsche’s ideal of human excellence and vitality has given rise to calls for manly Christian warriors to flex their superiority. Read now Lord, Lord George MacDonald and Wendell Berry One word of the Lord humbly heard and received will suffice to send all the demons of false theology into the abyss. Read now The Blessings of the Desert Margaret Wardlaw A medical doctor returns to the quiet of a desert monastery to make sense of the suffering she faces daily. Read now The Silence Around the Name Yahia Lababidi Rilke’s poetry becomes less religious as he draws nearer to God. Read now
Today’s Verse – Hebrews 13:6
So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” —Hebrews 13:6 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… How can we be confident in what happens today? What is our assurance for tomorrow? Where do we muster excitement about eternity? The LORD is our helper! Fear will not be our master because our future, our destiny, our eternity rest in the hands of the eternal LORD. The worst that man can do is to send us home to our LORD, who will never leave us or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5-6). Nothing the evil one can do can separate us from our Father’s love (Romans 8:32-39). We say with confidence, “The Lord is our helper; we will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to us?” My Prayer… Almighty God, my Father and my helper, I place my trust in you. As the Alpha and Omega, the God who is the great I AM, I trust you for all my tomorrows and rest my dependence in you and your unfailing love. In Jesus’ name, I rely on you and praise you for your never-failing love. Amen. All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.
06 Nov 2025
The Lord’s promise we read yesterday was made after God’s children had been so unfaithful. The people had been so disobedient and had angered God, yet He was willing to forgive them and restore them. They had already been through some serious punishment but did not repent. They probably felt God was too angry to have mercy on them. The Lord is merciful and gracious. May we always turn back to Him no matter how far we have strayed. Isaiah 43:22-26
Today’s Verse – Romans 6:5-6
If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin… —Romans 6:5-6 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… Paul reminds us that our baptism was more than just a dunking in water. In baptism, we share in Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection. What he did to save us, we now get to share with him in doing. We died to sin and were raised to be a new person, cleansed and made holy, empowered and indwelled by the Holy Spirit. We have been set free from the power and penalty of sin and the limits of our mortal physical bodies. This experience we had with Jesus is our physical connection, our assurance of our future spiritual glory with him! Why? Since “we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.” My Prayer… Father, thank you for giving me new life in Jesus. I am truly thankful that your grace covers my guilt, makes me holy, and gives me assurance of my future. I ask for the Holy Spirit’s power to live my life in freedom from sin. Please forgive me for allowing my passion to slip into mediocrity and sin. Give me a strong sense of revulsion toward anything that would pollute my soul or distract my heart from your will. I refuse to be a slave to sin, and I choose to build my life on my promised future with you. In the name of Jesus, I thank you and recommit my life to you today. Amen. All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.
05 Nov 2025
May the Lord cause all that conspired against you to be defeated. May He establish you and start a new season that causes His name to be glorified. May His wisdom, grace, and favour accompany you in this new dispensation and into the future. Isaiah 43:14-19.