Monday 12th January

Quiet your heart and mind. Consider breathing deeply and exhale slowly. Focus your mind on God.

“Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song..."

Psalm 95:2

Ponder: List 5 things about God that you are thankful for. Sit quietly and speak your thanks to Him.

Scripture

I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge— God thus confirming our testimony about Christ among you. Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:4-9

First, listen for what this prayer says to you. Insert your name and imagine someone is praying this for you. Read the verses again slowly. What message do you hear?

Faithful to the end

“I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus..." (v.4)

Paul begins his letter with gratitude, not for the Corinthians’ perfection, but for the grace of God at work in them. This grace is the foundation of their identity and calling. Verse 8 offers a powerful assurance: “He will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ." Our security is not in our performance but in God’s sustaining grace. And why can we trust this promise? Because “God is faithful" (v.9). He has called us into fellowship with His Son, and He will never abandon what He has begun in us. 

I have had moments of doubt in my ability to serve God’s people since I have shortcomings as a person. So, are you weary or feeling unworthy? Take heart—God’s grace is active in you, His gifts are present in you, and His faithfulness will carry you through. 

Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your unshakable faithfulness. Thank You for the grace You have poured into my life through Christ Jesus. Even when I feel weak or unworthy, You remind me that You are the One who sustains me. Lord, help me to walk in the gifts You’ve given me—not for my glory, but for Yours. Teach me to trust in Your promise to keep me guiltless until the day of Christ. Strengthen my heart to remain in fellowship with You, knowing that You are always near. 

In Jesus’ name, amen.

Vivian Tendo Nakayenga, Administrative Assistant for TeachBeyond Uganda, Uganda

Now ask God who you can pray this prayer for. Insert their name(s) as you pray.

Kids’ Question: How have you noticed God at work in your life and making you new?