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Colossians 1:9–10

[9] And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

SUMMARY

We trace Paul’s prayer in Colossians 1:9–10 and show how to turn it into a simple self-prayer for clarity, wisdom and understanding. We end with a short prayer, asking God to guide listeners, their families and coworkers with spiritual wisdom.

• support invitation and partner link
• Paul’s model prayer for the Colossians
• how to pray for knowledge of God’s will
• wisdom and understanding for daily choices
• applying the prayer to work, family and fatigue
• guided closing prayer for listeners

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Psalm 111:9 - He sent redemption to his people; he has commanded his covenant forever. Holy and awesome is his name! (ESV)

SUMMARY

We trace Psalm 111:9 through redemption, covenant, and the promise secured by Jesus, then end with a short prayer for rest and gratitude. God initiates rescue, establishes a forever covenant, and invites us to live as adopted sons and daughters.

• reading Psalm 111:9 and reflecting on its claims
• clarifying redemption as rescue and purchase into freedom
• explaining covenant as God’s commanded, enduring promise
• connecting Jesus’ blood to the new covenant and adoption
• applying these truths to nightly rest and daily confidence
• closing prayer of gratitude and trust before sleep

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Psalm 136:26 - Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever. (ESV)

SUMMARY

We explore why gratitude makes sense even when life does not, using Psalm 136:26 to ground thanks in a love that does not end. A short story about growing up frames the question many of us ask: why give thanks when the day was hard.

• the command to give thanks anchored in Psalm 136:26
• reasons behind God’s commands versus our feelings
• gratitude rooted in steadfast love, not circumstances
• choosing facts over feelings in hard moments
• a simple bedtime prayer to rest in God’s faithfulness

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John 15:9–11 - As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. [10] If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. [11] These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. (ESV)

SUMMARY

Jesus anchors assurance in a single claim: he loves us as the Father loves him. We show how belief and obedience form the path of abiding that leads to a deeper, fuller joy, then we end with a simple nighttime prayer of trust.

• assurance that Jesus loves us with the Father’s love
• how abiding starts by believing rather than earning
• obedience as the shape of trusted love
• joy as the goal and fruit of abiding
• a nighttime reflection and prayer for faith

Lord, help us help our unbelief. Teach us how to believe that Jesus has loved us with your magnificent love and that it's meant to give us joy, that our joy could be full as we walk in obedience, abiding in the love of Jesus. Lord, put us to bed tonight with that resolution in our hearts that we will abide in Jesus when we wake up.

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Romans 5:1–2 - Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. [2] Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. (ESV)

SUMMARY

We reflect on justification by faith, the gift of peace with God through Jesus Christ, and the steady hope that shapes how we end the day. Past guilt, present rest, and future glory come together in a short meditation built for nighttime trust.

• justified by faith and what it means
• moving from hostility to peace with God
• standing in ongoing grace, not performance
• rejoicing in the hope of God’s glory
• practicing a nightly rhythm of trust and release

Thank you. Put us to bed with your blessing.

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Ephesians 3:20–21 - Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, [21] to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. (ESV)

SUMMARY

We reflect on a promise that God does far more than we ask or imagine and how that power works within us through the Holy Spirit. We end with a short prayer of gratitude and a call to see tomorrow through this hope.

• meaning of “power at work within us”
• the Holy Spirit as the vehicle of God’s action
• why believers are already filled with the Spirit
• comfort for hard days and fresh courage for tomorrow
• glory to God as the aim of abundance
• a closing prayer of praise and surrender

Thank you, Lord God. Thank you, Holy Spirit. Thank you, Jesus. To you be glory forever and ever.

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Zephaniah 3:17 - The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. (ESV)

SUMMARY

God’s nearness, strength, and delight replace fear and shame with rest. We explore Zephaniah 3:17, confront assumptions about God’s displeasure, and end with a prayer that settles the heart for sleep.

• God’s presence in our midst through the Holy Spirit
• Moving from performance anxiety to trust in grace
• The meaning of “mighty to save” for daily fears
• God rejoicing and singing over his people
• Being quieted by love rather than driven by shame
• A closing prayer for rest and renewal

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Jeremiah 31:3 - I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you. (ESV)

SUMMARY

God’s promise through Jeremiah reframes discipline as an act within unfailing love. We trace how covenant faithfulness holds steady through exile, repentance, and restoration and why that truth lets us rest tonight.

• context of Jeremiah’s warning and exile
• everlasting love as covenant commitment
• faithfulness that persists beyond failure
• repentance as response to steadfast love
• new covenant in Jesus extending the promise
• practical rest rooted in God’s reliability

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