Today's Verse: Joshua 24:15

Thursday, November 8, 2018

If serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve.... As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.
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Thoughts on Today's Verse...

Joshua's words to the people of Israel many centuries ago are as relevant now as they were then!
While we can't speak for everyone in our family, we can commit to what everyone in our family should desire: We will serve the Lord! But more than commit, let's set the example and lead the way for the rest of our families to follow. Let's not only say, "I will serve the Lord, TODAY!" Let's do it. Let's make serving the Lord our highest priority. Then let's set an example for our families to follow and challenge them to join us.
As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.

My Prayer...

Please give us wisdom, O tender Shepherd, on how to lead our families to love, honor, and cherish you as Lord. Please bless those who are parents. Please give them courage and sensitivity to share your truth effectively with their children and grandchildren. O God, please also bless them as they seek to raise godly children. We yearn for our households to be places where you are known, appreciated, honored, loved, and obeyed. We also pray for those who are single in our family of faith and need reassurance that they belong to your family and are loved. We want to all serve and honor you as Lord, together. In Jesus' name, we humbly ask for these graces. Amen.

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About This Devotional

Today's Verse is a free daily devotional that includes a Bible verse, thought and prayer.

The Thoughts and Prayer on Today's Verse are written by Phil Ware.

All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.