Silent Stones https://silentstones.org/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:49:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://silentstones.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-Silent-Stones-Logo-Orange-256-32x32.png Silent Stones https://silentstones.org/ 32 32 14 Oct 2026 https://silentstones.org/14-oct-2026/ https://silentstones.org/14-oct-2026/#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:48:38 +0000 https://silentstones.org/?p=49828 There is a tendency to hide when going through challenges. If we are confident of God’s power and sure that there’s nothing too difficult for Him, then let us boast about our challenges and weaknesses. Let us share with the conviction that God can help us overcome the challenges and turn around our weaknesses. Our testimony will encourage someone and reassure them that God can help them too. 2 Corinthians 12:6-10.

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]]> There is a tendency to hide when going through challenges. If we are confident of God’s power and sure that there’s nothing too difficult for Him, then let us boast about our challenges and weaknesses. Let us share with the conviction that God can help us overcome the challenges and turn around our weaknesses. Our testimony will encourage someone and reassure them that God can help them too. 2 Corinthians 12:6-10.

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]]> https://silentstones.org/14-oct-2026/feed/ 0 13 Oct 2026 https://silentstones.org/13-oct-2026/ https://silentstones.org/13-oct-2026/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:38:10 +0000 https://silentstones.org/?p=49827 We live in an era where tribulations are part of life. Even Jesus said that we will face trials. Our challenges are not meant to destroy us. It is a moment of training. The devil is also allowed to test us. But let us not forget whose we are. May our faith not be shaken. And if it is, may the Lord restore us. He is greater than any challenge we face and He knows what we are going through. 1 Peter 5:8-10.

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]]> We live in an era where tribulations are part of life. Even Jesus said that we will face trials. Our challenges are not meant to destroy us. It is a moment of training. The devil is also allowed to test us. But let us not forget whose we are. May our faith not be shaken. And if it is, may the Lord restore us. He is greater than any challenge we face and He knows what we are going through. 1 Peter 5:8-10.

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]]> https://silentstones.org/13-oct-2026/feed/ 0 12 Oct 2026 https://silentstones.org/12-oct-2026/ https://silentstones.org/12-oct-2026/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:02:19 +0000 https://silentstones.org/?p=49826 We are not forgotten. The Lord has not abandoned us. He sees our plight and is concerned about us. Let us not give up, let us not despair. Just like a mother does not forget her baby, the Lord knows what we are going through. May we experience relief and deliverance from our troubles. Isaiah 49:14-16.

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]]> We are not forgotten. The Lord has not abandoned us. He sees our plight and is concerned about us. Let us not give up, let us not despair. Just like a mother does not forget her baby, the Lord knows what we are going through. May we experience relief and deliverance from our troubles. Isaiah 49:14-16.

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]]> https://silentstones.org/12-oct-2026/feed/ 0 Today’s Verse – Psalm 62:8 https://silentstones.org/todays-verse-psalm-628/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://silentstones.org/todays-verse-psalm-628/ Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. —Psalm 62:8 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… Most of us find it very difficult to share the innermost secrets of our hearts with anyone. We want to keep our secret failings, worst embarrassments, and hidden sins unknown to those who know us. We fear others might reject us if they know, or think we are evil or hypocritical. We worry that we could disgrace ourselves and our families if anyone knew the secret sludge in our hearts. The truth is clear, however: Hidden sin is hidden from us only through self-delusion. It is not hidden from our Father. Hidden sin festers in our hearts and drives a wedge between us and the God who would forgive and empower us to triumph over these things. Sooner or later, the sins we have tried to keep hidden rise to the surface and become known. If only we would pour out our hearts to God, asking for his forgiveness and cleansing (1 John 1:8-9). When we pour our hearts out to our Father in heaven, we no longer fear him. We trust him with our secrets. We accept that he will forgive and cleanse. So then, God does not become our fear, but our refuge and source of acceptance and strength! My Prayer… Loving Father and Holy God, today I want to confess several things on my heart. Please forgive them and cleanse me as I confess them. (Confess your specific secret sins to God by name right now.) Holy God, I have sinned and ask your forgiveness and cleansing because I know that Satan uses my secrets to diminish my allegiance to you, O God. You alone are my refuge and strength. I place these confessions in your hands and ask that you strengthen me by the power of your Holy Spirit, as you forgive and cleanse me, so that I do not fall into these same traps again and again. In Jesus’ name, I confess and pray. 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.

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Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.

—Psalm 62:8

Thoughts on Today’s Verse…

Most of us find it very difficult to share the innermost secrets of our hearts with anyone. We want to keep our secret failings, worst embarrassments, and hidden sins unknown to those who know us. We fear others might reject us if they know, or think we are evil or hypocritical. We worry that we could disgrace ourselves and our families if anyone knew the secret sludge in our hearts. The truth is clear, however: Hidden sin is hidden from us only through self-delusion. It is not hidden from our Father. Hidden sin festers in our hearts and drives a wedge between us and the God who would forgive and empower us to triumph over these things. Sooner or later, the sins we have tried to keep hidden rise to the surface and become known. If only we would pour out our hearts to God, asking for his forgiveness and cleansing (1 John 1:8-9). When we pour our hearts out to our Father in heaven, we no longer fear him. We trust him with our secrets. We accept that he will forgive and cleanse. So then, God does not become our fear, but our refuge and source of acceptance and strength!

My Prayer…

Loving Father and Holy God, today I want to confess several things on my heart. Please forgive them and cleanse me as I confess them. (Confess your specific secret sins to God by name right now.) Holy God, I have sinned and ask your forgiveness and cleansing because I know that Satan uses my secrets to diminish my allegiance to you, O God. You alone are my refuge and strength. I place these confessions in your hands and ask that you strengthen me by the power of your Holy Spirit, as you forgive and cleanse me, so that I do not fall into these same traps again and again. In Jesus’ name, I confess and pray. 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.

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]]> Today’s Verse – Proverbs 19:20-21 https://silentstones.org/todays-verse-proverbs-1920-21/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://silentstones.org/todays-verse-proverbs-1920-21/ Listen to advice and accept instruction and in the end you will be wise. Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails. —Proverbs 19:20-21 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… Long ago, Thomas à Kempis declared, “Man proposes, heaven disposes.” Most of us rush to give advice and make grandiose plans. The Wiseman of Proverbs, likely Solomon, reminds us that wisdom comes from submitting to instruction and good advice – that requires discernment! Then, after a significant time of listening and considering, we can begin to align our hearts to the LORD’s purposes. If you are like me, you would do much better to let your plans ripen a bit more in the light of the LORD’s truth and wisdom from others before launching into living out those plans. I am comforted that James, the wisdom writer of the New Testament, reminded us that God will give that wisdom if we seek it and do not doubt (James 1:5-8). As we pray for wisdom, let’s also pray for patience to listen, recognize, understand, and align our hearts with the LORD’s truth, so we can recognize godly advice and good instruction as wisdom the LORD wants us to hear. My Prayer… Almighty God, please teach me your ways and help me discern your paths for my life. I have so many plans and schemes, but I know that if they are not from you and aligned with your will, they will not stand. Please lead me to your wisdom, and I will not only seek to know it, but also live it by the power supplied by your Holy Spirit. In Jesus’ name, I pray. 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.

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Listen to advice and accept instruction and in the end you will be wise. Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.

—Proverbs 19:20-21

Thoughts on Today’s Verse…

Long ago, Thomas à Kempis declared, “Man proposes, heaven disposes.” Most of us rush to give advice and make grandiose plans. The Wiseman of Proverbs, likely Solomon, reminds us that wisdom comes from submitting to instruction and good advice – that requires discernment! Then, after a significant time of listening and considering, we can begin to align our hearts to the LORD’s purposes. If you are like me, you would do much better to let your plans ripen a bit more in the light of the LORD’s truth and wisdom from others before launching into living out those plans. I am comforted that James, the wisdom writer of the New Testament, reminded us that God will give that wisdom if we seek it and do not doubt (James 1:5-8). As we pray for wisdom, let’s also pray for patience to listen, recognize, understand, and align our hearts with the LORD’s truth, so we can recognize godly advice and good instruction as wisdom the LORD wants us to hear.

My Prayer…

Almighty God, please teach me your ways and help me discern your paths for my life. I have so many plans and schemes, but I know that if they are not from you and aligned with your will, they will not stand. Please lead me to your wisdom, and I will not only seek to know it, but also live it by the power supplied by your Holy Spirit. In Jesus’ name, I pray. 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.

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]]> Today’s Verse – Deuteronomy 13:4 https://silentstones.org/todays-verse-deuteronomy-134/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://silentstones.org/todays-verse-deuteronomy-134/ It is the LORD your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. —Deuteronomy 13:4 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… So many people want us to follow their lead, validate their choices, approve of their opinions, and follow their voice. Only God alone has proved himself faithful and loving through the ages, worthy of our devotion as we follow and obey him. In his might, he is to be revered. But rather than seeing reverence only as a “church thing,” Moses reminds us that reverence is also a daily “life thing.” We are to obey and keep God’s commandments. We are to serve him and depend upon him in our daily lives. We are to worship God in the way we live each day. Rather than just silence in the worship assembly, reverence must also be a committed action in our daily lives as we follow the LORD’s guidance and obey his commands, while we serve others to God’s glory! Video Commentary… ToGather Worship Guide | More ToGather Videos My Prayer… Holy and Righteous Father, please help me take my worship beyond the church building and into my day-to-day life, as I try to live what I sing, practice what I say, and pursue what I pray. In Jesus’ name, I ask you to demonstrate your grace as I serve others to your glory in my day-to-day living. 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.

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It is the LORD your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.

—Deuteronomy 13:4

Thoughts on Today’s Verse…

So many people want us to follow their lead, validate their choices, approve of their opinions, and follow their voice. Only God alone has proved himself faithful and loving through the ages, worthy of our devotion as we follow and obey him. In his might, he is to be revered. But rather than seeing reverence only as a “church thing,” Moses reminds us that reverence is also a daily “life thing.” We are to obey and keep God’s commandments. We are to serve him and depend upon him in our daily lives. We are to worship God in the way we live each day. Rather than just silence in the worship assembly, reverence must also be a committed action in our daily lives as we follow the LORD’s guidance and obey his commands, while we serve others to God’s glory!

Video Commentary…

ToGather Worship Guide | More ToGather Videos

My Prayer…

Holy and Righteous Father, please help me take my worship beyond the church building and into my day-to-day life, as I try to live what I sing, practice what I say, and pursue what I pray. In Jesus’ name, I ask you to demonstrate your grace as I serve others to your glory in my day-to-day living. 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.

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]]> 09 Oct 2026 https://silentstones.org/09-oct-2026/ https://silentstones.org/09-oct-2026/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:32:27 +0000 https://silentstones.org/?p=49821 God loves people. He hears us when call Him. Among the gods there is none like Him. No other God can do what He does. May He teach us His way and may we follow Him. May He give us an undivided heart that we may fear Him. Psalm 86:5-11.

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]]> https://silentstones.org/09-oct-2026/feed/ 0 Today’s Verse – Isaiah 43:11-12 https://silentstones.org/todays-verse-isaiah-4311-12/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://silentstones.org/todays-verse-isaiah-4311-12/ “I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior. I have revealed and saved and proclaimed — I, and not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God.” —Isaiah 43:11-12 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… Peter reminded us that we are here as God’s chosen people, his witnesses, to “declare the praises of him who has called us out of darkness into his wonderful light” (1 Peter 2:9). We have experienced God’s saving work in our lives. We know he is the LORD. We are the recipients of his blessings and grace. We know our God is the true God. We are the people who anticipate his mighty deliverance yet to come. Our God is the God of the first and the last, the one who is and was and is to come. So, how can we remain silent? How can we remain bitter, pessimistic, or discouraged? The God who made the tomb empty and made the corpse of Jesus our living and exalted LORD is also our Father in heaven. He is mighty to save. We are witnesses that he alone is God! My Prayer… O Mighty God, I confess that I slip so easily into my day-to-day rut and sometimes grow immune to the joy and excitement of your salvation. Please give me fresh eyes to see and a bold voice to declare your glorious deeds, your mighty works, and your answered promises. I believe you are leading me to glory, so help me show and share that glory with those who do not yet know you as God, Savior, LORD, and King. In the name of Jesus Christ, my Savior, I pray. 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.

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“I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior. I have revealed and saved and proclaimed — I, and not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God.”

—Isaiah 43:11-12

Thoughts on Today’s Verse…

Peter reminded us that we are here as God’s chosen people, his witnesses, to “declare the praises of him who has called us out of darkness into his wonderful light” (1 Peter 2:9). We have experienced God’s saving work in our lives. We know he is the LORD. We are the recipients of his blessings and grace. We know our God is the true God. We are the people who anticipate his mighty deliverance yet to come. Our God is the God of the first and the last, the one who is and was and is to come. So, how can we remain silent? How can we remain bitter, pessimistic, or discouraged? The God who made the tomb empty and made the corpse of Jesus our living and exalted LORD is also our Father in heaven. He is mighty to save. We are witnesses that he alone is God!

My Prayer…

O Mighty God, I confess that I slip so easily into my day-to-day rut and sometimes grow immune to the joy and excitement of your salvation. Please give me fresh eyes to see and a bold voice to declare your glorious deeds, your mighty works, and your answered promises. I believe you are leading me to glory, so help me show and share that glory with those who do not yet know you as God, Savior, LORD, and King. In the name of Jesus Christ, my Savior, I pray. 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.

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]]> 08 Oct 2026 https://silentstones.org/08-oct-2026/ https://silentstones.org/08-oct-2026/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2026 03:29:54 +0000 https://silentstones.org/?p=49820 Let us therefore remind ourselves that we ought to depend on God’s grace as we journey through life. May we purpose to make Him our cornerstone. May all that we are and do, begin with Him. May He inform the way we live. Psalm 118:22, Zechariah 10:4, Mark 12:10, Acts 4:11, Ephesians 2:20, 1 Perer 2:7.

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]]> https://silentstones.org/08-oct-2026/feed/ 0 Today’s Verse – Psalm 63:1 https://silentstones.org/todays-verse-psalm-631/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://silentstones.org/todays-verse-psalm-631/ O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. —Psalm 63:1 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… Addiction has sometimes been defined as “God-hunger directed to the wrong source of soul satisfaction.” Psalm 63:1 reminds us this is true. Deep in us is a desire to seek after God because he is not far from us and longs to be known by us (Acts 17:26-28). Unfortunately, far too often when our souls crave God deeply, he is the last place we turn for satisfaction and fulfillment. Let’s earnestly seek God, have our souls thirst for him, and recognize when our bodies long deeply for him. Then let’s refuse false substitutes for our soul-thirstiness and seek God above all things, because God is our God. When we earnestly seek him, and our souls thirst for him, and our bodies long for him, we can find satisfaction in him! My Prayer… O, Abba Father, please fill my heart with longing for you and recognize that longing can only be filled by finding you. Please stir my understanding to realize I long for you and crave your presence. I confess that I have often sought relief for my spirit’s hunger with things that do not satisfy and often enslave. O, Holy Spirit, please help me recognize that all other sources of satisfaction are temporary and false. LORD Jesus, I promise to pursue you, your will, and your presence through obedience to your word and in conformity to your lifestyle, for I know I most need to rest in your presence and grace. 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.

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O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

—Psalm 63:1

Thoughts on Today’s Verse…

Addiction has sometimes been defined as “God-hunger directed to the wrong source of soul satisfaction.” Psalm 63:1 reminds us this is true. Deep in us is a desire to seek after God because he is not far from us and longs to be known by us (Acts 17:26-28). Unfortunately, far too often when our souls crave God deeply, he is the last place we turn for satisfaction and fulfillment. Let’s earnestly seek God, have our souls thirst for him, and recognize when our bodies long deeply for him. Then let’s refuse false substitutes for our soul-thirstiness and seek God above all things, because God is our God. When we earnestly seek him, and our souls thirst for him, and our bodies long for him, we can find satisfaction in him!

My Prayer…

O, Abba Father, please fill my heart with longing for you and recognize that longing can only be filled by finding you. Please stir my understanding to realize I long for you and crave your presence. I confess that I have often sought relief for my spirit’s hunger with things that do not satisfy and often enslave. O, Holy Spirit, please help me recognize that all other sources of satisfaction are temporary and false. LORD Jesus, I promise to pursue you, your will, and your presence through obedience to your word and in conformity to your lifestyle, for I know I most need to rest in your presence and grace. 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.

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