The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. (ESV)

Father, help us to grow daily in the knowledge of the Bible and to understand that it will never fade and if we follow your word, it will lead us to your glorious eternal kingdom. Amen

Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. (ESV)

Jesus, If my love is not genuine, help me to change. If I am holding onto anything evil, remove it from me. If I have the opportunity, help me to show honor to others and to glorify your name. Amen

there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. (ESV)

Lord, you have given us this life and we will live for you. Amen

And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars.  And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. (ESV)

God, your light shines and the universe that you created reflects your majesty. Amen

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. (NIV)

Jesus, help us to always speak to others in a way that honors them and honors you. Amen

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age. (ESV)

Jesus, we need your strength to help us live this way and we thank you for giving us your grace. Amen

Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God. (ESV)

Jesus, our strength comes from you and we know that you will provide everything that we need. Amen

And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all. (ESV)

Jesus, you humbled yourself to serve all of us. Teach us to serve others as you did. Amen

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (ESV)

The earth and everything in it belongs to you God and we praise you because we are your creation. Amen

God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. (ESV)

Jesus, Thank you for showing us your love by filling the heart of every believer with your Holy Spirit. Amen

I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service. (ESV)

Lord, thank you for your strength and help us to be faithful in our service to you. Amen

I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live. (ESV)

Lord, we choose to follow you because you are the source of all life. Amen

And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. (ESV)

Lord, draw us closer to you and give us faith that pleases you. Amen

Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men.  For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous. (ESV)

Jesus, we deserved condemnation because of our disobedience, but you have saved us by your righteousness and we thank you Lord. Amen

Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips! (ESV)

God, we ask that you fill our hearts with your love, so that the words we say will be filled with your grace. Amen

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (ESV)

God, we are the work of your hands. Help us to walk with you and to do your will. Amen

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. (ESV)

Jesus, Thank you for your abundant grace and for giving us the riches of your eternal kingdom. Amen

Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. (ESV)

All of these things cannot begin to describe how glorious and wonderful you are Lord and we will praise your holy name forever! Amen

Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he. (ESV)

God, you have been calling to us and we will respond with yes Lord! because you are the one and only true God. Amen

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. (ESV)

Jesus, you are the one who is seated at God’s right hand and we will set our minds on you. Amen