Scripture Reading
Mark 1:14-15
Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, 'The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.'
Reflection
The kingdom of God is at hand — not distant, not theoretical, but near, breaking in, available. Jesus' first public words are an announcement of immediacy and invitation: the time is now, the kingdom is here, turn and believe. This is still the word going out into the world today. Every day we are invited to live as though the kingdom is genuinely present — because it is. What would your day look like if you lived with the constant awareness that the kingdom of God is at hand right now?
Prayer for Today
Father, thank You that You are forever faithful. Today I pray You will again prove Your great faithfulness to my husband.
Lord, you promise to preserve the faithful (Ps.31:22) not letting them come to ruin. Today, teach my husband to be faithful. Teach him to be a man of courage,standing for what is good and right in Your eyes. Help him stand against the enemy's schemes. I pray he will be on his guard against anything that would ruin his reputation or the trust of those around him.
Jesus, thank You for Your faithfulness, even to the cross. You have proven to our Rock. All Your ways are perfect and just. You are the faithful God who does no wrong. (Ps.86:15) I pray You would give my husband abundant desire to desire purity and trustworthiness, so that his ways will always prove faithful.
Father, I lift our marriage before You. Remove any temptations that will lead to impurity, adultery, or loss of trust. Make him a man pure in thought and deed, always faithful to Your word. May he lead a life holy and blameless before You and men. Make righteousness be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist. (Is.11:5)
Father, you have said anyone who has been trusted with something, must then prove himself faithful. (1Cor.4:2) Father, make my husband a man who proves himself faithful in the small things and the things unseen, so that he can then be trusted with greater things. Help him always hold fast to the ways that are good and right, establishing himself as a man worthy of his calling. Grow his love for You to be greater than his love for me or anything else on this earth. In that way he will become a man faithful in the marriage covenant and faithful in all his ways. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Lord, you promise to preserve the faithful (Ps.31:22) not letting them come to ruin. Today, teach my husband to be faithful. Teach him to be a man of courage,standing for what is good and right in Your eyes. Help him stand against the enemy's schemes. I pray he will be on his guard against anything that would ruin his reputation or the trust of those around him.
Jesus, thank You for Your faithfulness, even to the cross. You have proven to our Rock. All Your ways are perfect and just. You are the faithful God who does no wrong. (Ps.86:15) I pray You would give my husband abundant desire to desire purity and trustworthiness, so that his ways will always prove faithful.
Father, I lift our marriage before You. Remove any temptations that will lead to impurity, adultery, or loss of trust. Make him a man pure in thought and deed, always faithful to Your word. May he lead a life holy and blameless before You and men. Make righteousness be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist. (Is.11:5)
Father, you have said anyone who has been trusted with something, must then prove himself faithful. (1Cor.4:2) Father, make my husband a man who proves himself faithful in the small things and the things unseen, so that he can then be trusted with greater things. Help him always hold fast to the ways that are good and right, establishing himself as a man worthy of his calling. Grow his love for You to be greater than his love for me or anything else on this earth. In that way he will become a man faithful in the marriage covenant and faithful in all his ways. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Amen.