Tag: Prayer for Today

Thursday 23rd October 2025

“There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 4 Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” 9 Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How can these things be?”” John 3:1-9 NKJV

 “A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” 8 For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. 9 Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. 10 Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” 11 The woman said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water? 12 Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?” 13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” 15 The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.”” John 4:7-15

Our Father God,

How much we learn from reading about Jesus and about You and about ourselves. A man comes undercover of darkness to question Jesus. And every answer gives rise to a another question, how and how? A woman comes across Jesus in the middle of the day because she is ashamed to come earlier with the other women. She should not really be talking to him. But as he explains who he is and what gifts God has for her she simply asks if she can have it.

Regardless of whether male of female we see she knows her need and recognises Jesus as from God. Both her mind and her heart is persuaded. Nicodemus seems to want theological arguments and proof, perhaps just using his head?

Help us come to You, not be afraid of asking questions, but with open hearts and minds to all You have to say and give us.

In Jesus name we pray, Amen

Worship Thursday 23rd October 2025

I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“Come unto Me and rest;
Lay down, O weary one, lay down
Thy head upon My breast.”
I came to Jesus as I was,
Weary, and worn, and sad;
I found in him a resting-place,
And he has made me glad.

I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“Behold, I freely give
The living water; thirsty one,
Stoop down, and drink, and live.”
I came to Jesus, and I drank
Of that life-giving stream;
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived,
And now I live in him.

I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“I am this dark world’s Light;
Look unto me, your morn shall rise,
And all your day be bright.”
I looked to Jesus, and I found
In him my Star, my Sun;
And in that Light of life I’ll walk,
Till travelling days are done.

Lyrics: Horatius Bonar

Wednesday 22nd October 2025

“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 He is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘A man is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’ 31 I did not recognize him as the Messiah, but I have been baptizing with water so that he might be revealed to Israel.” 32 Then John testified, “I saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and resting upon him. 33 I didn’t know he was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I saw this happen to Jesus, so I testify that he is the Chosen One of God.”” John 1:29-34 NLT

Good Shepherd,

I love verse 29 and the picture of Jesus, that John gives, as the Lamb of God. It fills my mind with all those lambs sacrificed for sin and transgressions needed before the one spotless lamb.. The Passover lamb that was slaughtered to keep the Israelites safe from the angel of death in the last plague before they left Egypt. The picture of You, our God as Shepherd in the Psalms.

No human sacrifice could attain forgiveness, pay for sin or deliver us from death. But John reminds us that this lamb, this Jesus, he saw Your Holy Spirit resting on and knew He was the Messiah.. He was the only lamb that could fulfill the prophesies of a messiah.

The gentle Lamb of God but who would smite death, conquer sin and transgression, obey You His Father and fulfill all that was foretold of Him. The lamb of God who takes away sin. Not covers it up, not reminds us of our failures to keep us in our place (that’s the enemy). The Lamb who removes it, scorns the shame of it, and presents us blameless at Your throne God (Romans 12:2 and Jude 24). With great joy! Behold the Lomb of God who takes away my sin and yours . . .

In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

Worship Wednesday 22nd October 2025
I am reminded that every meal can be a time of communion as we break bread and drink . . . and give thanks.

Behold the Lamb who bears our sins away,
Slain for us: and we remember:
The promise made that all who come in faith
Find forgiveness at the cross.
So we share in this Bread of life,
And we drink of His sacrifice,
As a sign of our bonds of peace
Around the table of the King.

The body of our Saviour, Jesus Christ,
Torn for you: eat and remember
The wounds that heal, the death that brings us life,
Paid the price to make us one.
So we share in this Bread of Life,
And we drink of His sacrifice
As a sign of our bonds of love
Around the table of the King.

The blood that cleanses every stain of sin,
Shed for you: drink and remember
He drained death’s cup that all may enter in
To receive the life of God.
So we share in this Bread of Life,
And we drink of His sacrifice,
As a sign of our bonds of grace
Around the table of the King.

And so with thankfulness and faith
We rise to respond: and to remember
Our call to follow in the steps of Christ
As His body here on earth.
As we share in His suffering,
We proclaim: Christ will come again!
And we’ll join in the feast of heaven
Around the table of the King.

Lyrics: Stuart Townend, Keith & Kristyn Getty

Tuesday 21st October 2025

“The Spirit then compelled Jesus to go into the wilderness, 13 where he was tempted by Satan for forty days. He was out among the wild animals, and angels took care of him.” Mark 1:12 NLT

“Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, 2 where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry.” Luke 4:1-2 NLT

“Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. 2 For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry.” Matthew 4:1-2 NLT

Lord God Almighty,

I cannot imagine a 40 day fast though I have heard of people who have tried it with some medical supervision. I am glad we are called to have faith and not have to try to be anything but human! And Jesus shows us how to handle difficult situations. Like temptation. Jesus said, “There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting!” (Luke 17:1) It is not all answered prayer and peace when we become Christians, but there is a way to get peace back. Jesus proved he knew His scripture when in the wilderness, Your Words, He was the Word! He silenced the devil with Your truth. “People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4 “You must not test the Lord your God.” Matthew 4:7 “You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.” Matthew 4:10.

How often after a spiritual high, comes a low or an attack or a temptation or even a fellow Christian letting us down. Jesus said that was to be expected. We live in a fallen world and the devil has not been finally silenced yet. But let it not be us causing trouble! Jesus suffered physically, mentally and emotionally in the wilderness and showed us how to turn to You Father. To survive as more than a conqueror (Romans 8:38-39) and to come out stronger.

You feed us truth to counter lies. You ask us not to try to be You but to ask, seek and find You in all our situations for our best. To check that nothing else has taken the place of You in our hearts and lives and cast it out if it has. No-one said it would be easy being a follower of Jesus and our faith is not a prop as some people think. It is a way of to live in love, in hope and in trust.

In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

Worship Tuesday 21st October 2025
This is a sobering hymn. But we have Jesus with us.

Jesus walked this lonesome valley;
He had to walk it by himself.
Oh, nobody else could walk it for him;
He had to walk it by himself.

We must walk this lonesome valley;
We have to walk it by ourselves.
Oh, nobody else can walk it for us;
We have to walk it by ourselves.

You must go and stand your trial;
You have to stand it by yourself.
Oh, nobody else can stand it for you;
You have to stand it by yourself.

Lyrics: Although listed as an American folk hymn in most hymnals, it appears that its origins may be found in a conflation of the Appalachian folk song tradition and the African American spiritual. The song, known as part of a group under the theme of “journey songs,” appears in The Faith We Sing as one of many variants, much simplified and adapted both in text and melody.