The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. (ESV)

God, you have given us life and everything we have and we will give you thanks and praise. Amen

Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. (ESV)

Jesus, we know that you will help us to do all of these things when we put our trust in you. Amen

And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. (ESV)

Jesus, we call on your name today because you are the only Son of God and the only one who saves. Amen

If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven. (ESV)

God, we thank you for your promise that when we leave this earth, you will give us a new body that will last forever. Amen

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, I will never leave you nor forsake you. (ESV)

Lord, may we never put anything above you because our satisfaction and security is found in you. Amen

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. (ESV)

God, we love you with everything we have because you first loved us. Amen

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. (ESV)

Jesus, help us to speak words that build others up as we demonstrate your grace to the world. Amen

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen! (ESV)

God, you are wonderful, you are glorious and we have been blessed by you!

May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. (ESV)

God, we pray for your encouragement to help us live in harmony with you and with others, all for your glory, Amen

the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. (ESV)

Jesus, we would be lost without you, thank you for seeking us and saving us, Amen

He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. (ESV)

God, we cannot know all that you all that you have done but we know that our eternity will be beautiful when we are with you. Amen

If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? (ESV)

God, we thank you for giving us your Son Jesus who will always be with us and for providing everything we need. Amen

Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. (ESV)

Lord, we will not condemn or seek revenge because we remember the blessings that you have given us. Amen

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound. (ESV)

Jesus, your Holy Spirit works in us and through us to tell the good news of your salvation and to set the captives free! Amen

For I will proclaim the name of the Lord; ascribe greatness to our God! The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he. (ESV)

God, you are great, you are perfect, you are just and you are faithful! There is no other God! Amen

And Peter said to them, Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (ESV)

Jesus, thank you for your promise that anyone who rejects their sin and accepts you as their Lord & Savior will receive your Holy Spirit. Amen

Jesus said: You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. (ESV)

Lord, thank you for pursuing us and for putting your word in our hearts that guides us and enables us to do your will. Amen

I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you.  And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. (ESV)

God thank you for giving us a clean heart and for putting your Holy Spirit in every believer. Help us to hear you more clearly and to always walk in your ways. Amen

giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (ESV)

Lord, help us to live every moment in thankfulness to you and help us to see every good thing as a gift from you. In Jesus’ name, Amen

For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. (ESV)

Lord Jesus, this world can do nothing to those who have put their trust and faith in you because you have prepared a place for us in your glorious kingdom. Amen