← Today's Word
"And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy; And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch. And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt. And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? Watch ye, and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words. And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him. And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand."
Almighty Father, help us comprehend the depth of obedience Jesus demonstrated amid His own weakness. Grant us strength in difficult times not to sleep like the disciples in Gethsemane, but to remain awake and vigilant in prayer. Give us courage to lay down our desires and accept Thy will, and imprint upon our hearts the love that transcends the cross. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-04-01
"Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God."
Eternal Father, on this Easter morning we thank You for calling us into the resurrection of Christ. We embrace the grace by which our old life of sin has died, and through the resurrection power of Jesus, we are made alive anew. Let our hearts be filled always with the joy and hope of resurrection, and grant us to live as witnesses of that power in this world. In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-31
"Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance."
Lord, I thank You for my downcast soul in this hour. Help me stand again in the truth that You know me and care for me. As we enter this Easter season, let my eyes behold the glory of Jesus's resurrection. Transform my spirit so that I may look upon Your face rather than my fears and anxieties, and give thanks. I lay all my discouragement at Your feet and choose to trust in Your power and love. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-30
"And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest."
O Jesus, Gentle King, we receive You not merely with our voices but with our very lives. As You approached Jerusalem with humility unchanged by the multitude's acclaim, grant us likewise to pursue the depth of genuine faith. May we recognize the true blessing that comes in Your name and follow You faithfully. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-29
"Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more. Death hath no more dominion over him."
O risen Lord, we pray that the victory of Jesus over death may dwell in our hearts. In the midst of our present difficulties and fears, we earnestly beseech Thee that the hope of resurrection will sustain and strengthen us. Grant us, we humbly ask, to experience with Thee the awakening to new life. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-28
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,"
Lord Jesus, I praise You today, remembering Your resurrection and its power. When I find myself in despair, fill me with Your lively hope. Help me not to focus only on my present struggles, but to look upon You, risen and alive. Strengthen my faith upon the foundation of Your word, which promises an eternal inheritance. Help me to live each day in gratitude, resting in this hope. Holy Spirit, continue to renew my heart and soul, that I may reflect the life of Christ in all I do. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-27
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,"
Almighty God, we thank You for Your abundant mercy that has brought us from the despair of death to new life through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Let this living hope that we have received encourage and transform us in our daily lives. Keep us from being ensnared by worldly things, that we may not forget the eternal inheritance prepared for us. Strengthen us in the faith of resurrection's power, and guide us to walk ever closer to Jesus in all our remaining days. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-26
"My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved."
O God, my heart is troubled by many things this day. Anxiety about tomorrow and the struggles of today shake my foundation. Yet I turn my soul toward You alone. Help me deeply understand that You are my rock, my salvation, and my fortress. Grant me the strength to stand firm in You, and give me faith that trusts You in every circumstance, so that I shall not be moved. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-25
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness;"
Lord, during this season of Lent, help me look deeply into my soul. Give me courage to face the promises I have broken, the words that have hurt, and the needs I have turned away from. And when I come truthfully before You, help me believe in Your grace that lifts this heavy burden and cleanses me. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-24
"Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."
Lord, help us to release our anxieties about tomorrow and find peace in this present moment. Guard our hearts from needless worry and fill us with trust in Your faithfulness. Grant us wisdom to focus on the work before us today and to remember that Your grace is sufficient for all our needs. May we walk forward with confidence, knowing that You hold our future in Your hands. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-23
"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise."
Our Father in Heaven, I come before You today with a broken heart. I confess that I have hidden my hardened heart behind outward piety. I have lived through formal worship without true repentance. In this final week of Lent, break through the hard shell around my heart. Like David, let me hide nothing before You—let me bow before You in genuine contrition and repentance. I hold fast to Your promise that You will never despise a broken and contrite heart. Help me to prepare for Holy Week with sincere devotion. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-22
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."
Lord of love, we meditate on Your love revealed at the cross—enduring all things, bearing all things. I confess that I grow easily angry, seek my own interests, remember others' wrongs and harbor resentment. In this Lenten season, teach me to follow Your love: to be patient, to be kind, to refrain from pride. Let me practice the love of the cross in the small choices of each day. In Jesus' name, Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-21
"For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many."
Lord, I desire to follow Your example of humble service. I meditate deeply on the love shown by giving Your life as ransom for me. Help me to set aside my desire for power and status, and grant me grace to serve those around me in lowliness. As I remember the price You paid, may I live in gratitude. In Jesus' name, amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-20
"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Lord, grant me the courage to lay aside the weights and sins that hinder my race. Like the great cloud of witnesses, may I keep faith unto the end. Above all, give me eyes fixed solely on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith. As He saw joy beyond the cross's suffering, help me endure this journey with patience and perseverance, in the name of Jesus. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-19
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit."
Lord, we praise You as the grain of wheat that fell to the earth and died on the cross, bearing much fruit. Grant us the courage to bury our selfishness and greed, to let go of what we are reluctant to surrender, and to let Your life grow in that space. Lead us into a fruitful life. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-18
"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross."
O Lord Jesus Christ, we worship You—the very form of God who emptied Yourself and took the form of a servant. Before Your humility, even unto the cross, I surrender my pride. Grant me courage to empty myself of all I cling to, as You did. Make this Lenten season a school of Christ's mind. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-17
"It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness."
Lord, we praise Your unchanging kindness and compassion, even amid devastation. We thank You that despite our failures and insufficiencies, Your new grace is poured out each morning. During this Lenten season, grant us to face our sins without despair, and to cling daily to Your faithfulness. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-16
"Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."
Lord Jesus Christ, I bow before Your word calling me to deny myself and take up my cross. I confess the selfishness and fear within me that obstruct my following You. Grant me courage during this Lenten season to release what I cling to. Believing that the way of the cross is the way of life, help me take one step forward in following You today. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-15
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."
Gracious God, I confess that my salvation is yours alone to give, not mine to earn. Forgive the pride that has sometimes led me to believe my good works could purchase your favor. I stand before you bankrupt of merit, yet rich in your unmerited kindness. Thank you for loving me not because I deserved it, but because you chose to. Grant me to live in the depths of this grace, and to pour it forth upon all those around me. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-14
"And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him."
Father God, I have been like the prodigal son. I took Your grace for granted and lived as I pleased, wandering far from You. Yet You waited for me. When I was still a long way off, You saw me, ran to meet me, and embraced me with a love that brings tears to my eyes. Today I return to Your arms. Thank You for accepting one so broken and unworthy. I pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-13
"For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings."
Lord, forgive my formal faith. I have stood in worship and prayer while my heart was distant from You. Pour out the mercy You desire into my heart. I seek love over sacrifice, deep knowledge of You over burnt offerings. Renew my faith through genuine compassion for others and true fellowship with You. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-12
"I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah."
Lord, I have hidden my transgressions for far too long. I have worn the mask of adequacy and strength, bearing the weight of guilt alone. This day I lay it all before You. The shame, the failures I have concealed—I confess them to You. As You have promised, forgive my iniquities and fill my heart with the joy of confession. In Jesus' name, Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-11
"And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart."
O God who promises to meet us when we seek You with all our hearts, I confess my divided heart. My attention is scattered among work, worries, and desires, and I have not sought You wholly. In this season of Lent, I gather the pieces of my heart to lay before You. Grant me the earnestness to seek You with my whole being, and meet me as You have promised, in the name of Jesus. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-10
"But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."
O Lord, I confess that Your piercing and bruising was for my sake. My transgressions and iniquities led You to the cross. Yet You stood willingly in that place of shame. Before such astounding love, I repent of my pride and indifference. Grant me a life that honors the peace and healing won by Your stripes, never treating it lightly. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-09
"But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut to thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly."
Our Father who dwells in secret, I confess that I have often prayed while conscious of others' eyes. My heart has been captivated by visible piety. During this Lenten season, help me return to my inner chamber and pray with eyes fixed only on You. Grant me the joy of meeting You in depths that the world cannot see. In Jesus's name, Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-08
"For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee."
Lord, I come again — carrying the same weight I have brought before. I set aside the embarrassment of returning to the same place and the same need. You are good, and you are ready to forgive. In your plenteous mercy I find not judgment but welcome. Teach me to call upon you without shame, trusting that your grace does not run thin. In Jesus' name, Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-07
"Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded."
Lord, I confess that I have often lived with a divided heart, pulled between the voices of the world and the still, small voice of Your Spirit. Draw me near to You this Lenten season, and help me to draw near to You in return. Cleanse my hands from the sins I cling to, and purify my heart from the double-mindedness that keeps me from fully surrendering to You. Quiet the noise around me so that I may hear Your voice and feel Your nearness. In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-06
"Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."
Lord Jesus, Your call is both terrifying and beautiful: deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Me. I confess how often I have chosen comfort over obedience, my will over Yours. During this season of Lent, I come before You with open hands. I release the things I have been clinging to — my pride, my plans, my fears. Give me the courage to face my cross without running away. Let me trust that the path of surrender is the path of true life. You who carried the cross before me, be my strength as I follow You. In Your holy name I pray. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-05
"Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon."
Lord, you are near, and you invite us to seek you now. Turn not only our actions but the deeper compass of our hearts back toward you. Thank you that your pardon is abundant and freely given. In Jesus' name, Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-04
"Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted."
Lord Jesus, I lay down the exhaustion of pretending to be fine. Give me the courage to be honest before you about the broken places within me. You have promised that comfort follows mourning, and I choose to trust that promise. In your name I pray. Amen.
📖 Read 2026-03-03