Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. (ESV)

Help us Lord to be humble toward each other so that we will demonstrate your grace and your love to everyone. Amen

For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. (ESV)

Lord Jesus, we rejoice because your love has set us free and we will never again be slaves to sin. Amen

But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it. (ESV)

Lord Jesus, help us to have faith like a child who trusts in their loving father. Amen

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation. (ESV)

Lord, help us to put all of our trust in you and not fear because you have saved us. Amen

if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (ESV)

Jesus, thank you for your sacrifice which gave us salvation and eternal life with you. Amen

Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations! Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed. (ESV)

Lord Jesus, you are the king of all kings. We know that one day, all peoples and all nations will glorify and praise your name because you alone are worthy. Amen

How can we know the way? Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him. (ESV)

Jesus, you are the only son of God and we thank you for showing us the truth and giving us the way to the Father. Amen

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. (ESV)

God, we are your children. We will follow your lead and love each other because you first loved us.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. (ESV)

Lord, lead us and help us to stay on your path. You alone are the good shepherd and we love you because you always provide for us and restore us. Amen

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. (ESV)

Jesus, help us to be joyful as we wait for you, help us to have patience through times of pain and difficulty and help us to pray more because you always hear our prayers. Amen

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead (ESV)

God, we rejoice because you have given us new life. We are born again because of your mercy and the resurrection of your son, Jesus! Amen

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (ESV)

God, we know that Jesus is the child that Isaiah spoke about hundreds of years before he came to this earth. We praise you because you always keep your promises and you are the Wonderful Counselor and our Prince of Peace. Amen

one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (ESV)

Lord, thank you for being our strength and for helping us to keep moving forward to fulfill your purposes for our lives. Amen

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased. (ESV)

Jesus, thank you for giving us your Holy Spirit who lives in every believer. We look ahead to the day when we will stand before you to hear you say “well done” Amen

But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. (ESV)

Lord, may we always look to you and wait for you because we know that you hear our prayers. Amen

And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. (ESV)

Father, help us to know you more and thank you for sending your son Jesus to give us eternal life. Amen

we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (ESV)

Lord Jesus, we are so grateful that you have saved us with your love and that nothing will ever separate us from you. Amen

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. (ESV)

Lord, we rejoice because you have made us and you have given this day to us. Amen

And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him. (ESV)

Jesus, help us to always stay in your will so that our prayers will be aligned with your purposes. Amen

no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord. (ESV)

Father, we thank you for your protection and we look to you alone for our salvation. Amen