Daily Bible Verses

Heavenly Father
give us grace to listen to you so that we may be a blessing to those who are weary

⁴ The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught,
    that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary.
He awakens morning by morning,
    he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.
⁵ The Lord Yahweh has opened my ear.
    I was not rebellious.
    I have not turned back.
…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to live today as those who are confident in the help you give us

⁶ I gave my back to those who beat me,
    and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair.
    I didn’t hide my face from shame and spitting.
⁷ For the Lord Yahweh will help me.
    Therefore I have not been confounded.
Therefore I have set my face like a flint,
    and I know that I won’t be disappointed.
⁸ He…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to trust in you today

¹⁰ Who among you fears Yahweh
    and obeys the voice of his servant?
He who walks in darkness
    and has no light,
let him trust in Yahweh’s name,
    and rely on his God.
[the alternative is to make our own fire, our own light which leads to lying down in sorrow]

¹¹ Behold, all you who kindle a fire,
    who adorn yourselves with torches around yourselves,…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to find our joy in you today

¹ “Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness,
    you who seek Yahweh.
Look to the rock you were cut from,
    and to the quarry you were dug from.
² Look to Abraham your father,
    and to Sarah who bore you;
for when he was but one I called him,
    I blessed him,
    and made him many.
³ For Yahweh has…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to be agents of your justice today, trusting in you  

⁴ “Listen to me, my people;
    and hear me, my nation,
for a law will go out from me,
    and I will establish my justice for a light to the peoples.
⁵ My righteousness is near.
    My salvation has gone out,
    and my arms will judge the peoples.
The islands will wait for me,
    and they…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to open our hearts today to you so that we may know your righteousness and live accordingly. 

⁶ Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
    and look at the earth beneath;
for the heavens will vanish away like smoke,
    and the earth will wear out like a garment.
Its inhabitants will die in the same way,
    but my salvation will be forever,
    and my righteousness will not be abolished.

⁷ “Listen to…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to place today and tomorrow in your hands with joy, trusting in your power shown in the past. 

[the power of Yahweh existed before history and is attested to in mythical stories of monsters such as Rahab]

⁹ Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of Yahweh!
    Awake, as in the days of old,
    the generations of ancient times.
Isn’t it you who cut Rahab in pieces,
    who pierced the monster?

[the power of Yahweh was shown in history .e.g.…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to not be afraid today, but to find comfort in you. 

¹² “I, even I, am he who comforts you.
    Who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die,
    and of the son of man who will be made as grass?
¹³ Have you forgotten Yahweh your Maker,
    who stretched out the heavens,
    and laid the foundations of the earth?
Do you live in fear continually all day because of the…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to turn to you when we have problems, particularly when we are trapped, when we face death and when our resources fail. 

¹⁴ The captive exile will speedily be freed.
    He will not die and go down into the pit.
    His bread won’t fail.
¹⁵ For I am Yahweh your God, who stirs up the sea
    so that its waves roar.
    Yahweh of Armies is his name.

 …

Heavenly Father
give us grace to live as your children so that your kingdom may come on earth as it is in heaven. 

¹⁶ I have put my words in your mouth
    and have covered you in the shadow of my hand,
that I may plant the heavens,
    and lay the foundations of the earth,
    and tell Zion, ‘You are my people.’”

Heavenly Father
give us grace to trust in your justice today

[The consequences of turning from the peaceful and righteous way of the Lord apply to all people.  
In this case this has happened to the people of Jerusalem (in the shape of desolation, destruction, famine and sword),
but it will also happen to those who have walked over and afflicted them]

¹⁷ Awake, awake!
    Stand up, Jerusalem,
    you who have drunk from Yahweh’s hand the cup of his wrath.
¹⁹ …

Heavenly Father
give us grace to know you and your justice today and have no part in oppression.

¹Awake, awake! Put on your strength, Zion.
    Put on your beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city:
    for from now on the uncircumcised and the unclean will no more come into you. [and oppress you]
² Shake yourself from the dust!
    Arise, sit up, Jerusalem!
    Release yourself from the bonds of your neck, captive daughter of Zion! […

Heavenly Father
give us grace to to speak words of peace and of good news today

 ⁷ How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news,
    who publishes peace,
    who brings good news,
    who proclaims salvation,
    who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”

Heavenly Father
give us grace to abide in you today in peace

⁸ Your watchmen lift up their voice.
    Together they sing;
    for they shall see eye to eye when Yahweh returns to Zion.  [i.e. our heavenly father living in his people]
⁹ Break out into joy!
    Sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem; [parts of our lives from which we have formerly excluded our heavenly father]
    for Yahweh has comforted…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to distance ourselves from all that is unclean today. (loving the sinner while hating the sin)

¹¹ Depart! Depart! Go out from there! Touch no unclean thing!
    Go out from among her!
    Cleanse yourselves, you who carry Yahweh’s vessels.
¹² For you shall not go out in haste,
    neither shall you go by flight:
for Yahweh will go before you;
    and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

Heavenly Father
give us grace to have time today to open our eyes to see your glory in unexpected places.

¹³ Behold, my servant will deal wisely.
    He will be exalted and lifted up,
    and will be very high.
¹⁴ Just as many were astonished at you—
    his appearance was marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men—
¹⁵ so he will cleanse many nations.
    Kings will shut their mouths at him;
…

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to be open to and respect our real source of power 

¹ Who has believed our message?
    To whom has Yahweh’s arm been revealed? 

[Note: arm denotes God’s power to deliver, support, conquer. e.g. His “outstretched arm” delivered Israel from Egypt ]
² For he grew up before him as a tender plant,
    and as a root out of dry ground.
He has no good looks or majesty.
    When we…

https://www.thefuelcast.com/library/2024-11-18-man-of-sorrows-r3

¹ Who has believed our message
    and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to live in peace and wholeness today.

⁴ Surely he has borne our sickness
    and carried our suffering;
yet we considered him plagued,
    struck by God, and afflicted.
⁵ But he was pierced for our transgressions.
    He was crushed for our iniquities.
The punishment that brought our peace was on him;
    and by his wounds we are healed.
⁶ All we like sheep…

4 Surely he has borne our sickness
    and carried our suffering;
yet we considered him plagued,
    struck by God, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions.
    He was crushed for our iniquities.
The punishment that brought our peace was on him;
    and by his wounds we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray.
    Everyone has turned to his own way;
    and Yahweh has laid on him the iniquity of…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to remain silent when appropriate today

⁷ He was oppressed,
    yet when he was afflicted he didn’t open his mouth.
As a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
    and as a sheep that before its shearers is silent,
    so he didn’t open his mouth.

Heavenly Father
give us grace to be wise in how we view others today, particularly those who are stricken in any way. 

⁸ He was taken away by oppression and judgement.
    As for his generation,
    who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living
    and stricken for the disobedience of my people?
⁹ They made his grave with the wicked,
    and with a rich man in his death,
although he had done no violence,
 …

Heavenly Father
give us grace to live in hope today, particularly when we encounter sin and suffering. 

¹⁰ Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him.
    He has caused him to suffer.
When you make his soul an offering for sin,
    he will see his offspring.
He will prolong his days
    and Yahweh’s pleasure will prosper in his hand.
¹¹ After the suffering of his soul,
    he will see the light and be satisfied…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to know your servant Jesus today and allow Him to bear all the sins which affect us, both our own and those of others.

My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself;
    and he will bear their iniquities.
¹² Therefore I will give him a portion with the great.
    He will divide the plunder with the strong;
because he poured out his soul to death
    and was counted with the…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to hear and your words of hope for ourselves and speak your words of hope to others  

¹ “Sing, barren, you who didn’t give birth;
    break out into singing, and cry aloud, you who didn’t travail with child:
    for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife,” says Yahweh.
² “Enlarge the place of your tent,
    and let them stretch out the curtains of your habitations;
    don…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to love you with our whole heart today

⁴ “Don’t be afraid, for you will not be ashamed.
    Don’t be confounded, for you will not be disappointed.
For you will forget the shame of your youth.
    You will remember the reproach of your widowhood no more.
⁵ For your Maker is your husband; Yahweh of Armies is his name.
    The Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer.
    He will be called the God of the whole…

Heavenly Father
give us hope when life is bleak 

⁷ “For a small moment I have forsaken you,
    but I will gather you with great mercies.
⁸ In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment,
    but with everlasting loving kindness I will have mercy on you,” says Yahweh your Redeemer.

⁹ “For this is like the waters of Noah to me;
    for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah will no more go over the earth,
 …

Heavenly Father
give us grace to be a blessing to the next generation 

¹¹ “You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted,
    behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colours,
    and lay your foundations with sapphires.
¹² I will make your pinnacles of rubies,
    your gates of sparkling jewels,
    and all your walls of precious stones.
¹³ All your children will be taught by Yahweh;
  …

Heavenly Father
give us grace to see the immense and eternal power that is in you and with us today. 

¹⁴ You will be established in righteousness.
    You will be far from oppression,
    for you will not be afraid,
    and far from terror,
    for it shall not come near you.
¹⁵ Behold, they may gather together, but not by me.
    Whoever gathers together against you…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to only use the weapons of your spirit today

¹⁶ “Behold, I have created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame,
    and forges a weapon for his work;
    and I have created the destroyer to destroy.
¹⁷ No weapon that is formed against you will prevail;
    and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgement.
This is the heritage of Yahweh’s servants,
    and their…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to feed on you and delight in you today

¹ “Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters!
    Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat!
    Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
² Why do you spend money for that which is not bread,
    and your labour for that which doesn’t satisfy?
Listen diligently to me, and eat that which is good,
    and let your soul delight…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to listen to your voice today and to bear witness to what we have heard.

³ Turn your ear, and come to me.
    Hear, and your soul will live.
    I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
⁴ Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples,
    a leader and commander to the peoples.
⁵ Behold, you shall call a nation that you don’t know;
 …

https://www.thefuelcast.com/library/2025-06-13-at-one-with-god-r25 

6 Seek the Lord while he may be found;
    call on him while he is near.…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to seek you today and turn away from what is wrong

⁶ Seek Yahweh while he may be found.
    Call on him while he is near.
⁷ Let the wicked forsake his way,
    and the unrighteous man his thoughts.
Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him,
    to our God, for he will freely pardon.

Heavenly Father
give us grace to trust in your provision today

⁸ “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
    and your ways are not my ways,” says Yahweh.
⁹ “For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
    so are my ways higher than your ways,
    and my thoughts than your thoughts.
¹⁰ For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky,
    and doesn’t return there, but waters the earth,
    and makes…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to be full of joy and peace today

¹² For you shall go out with joy,
    and be led out with peace.
The mountains and the hills will break out before you into singing;
    and all the trees of the fields will clap their hands.
¹³ Instead of the thorn the cypress tree will come up;
    and instead of the brier the myrtle tree will come up.
It will make a name for Yahweh,
    for an everlasting sign that will not…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to  do what is just and right today

¹ Yahweh says,

“Maintain justice
    and do what is right,
for my salvation is near
    and my righteousness will soon be revealed.
² Blessed is the man who does this,
    and the son of man who holds it fast;
who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it
    and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”

Heavenly Father
give us grace to be gracious to those who aren’t married with children in the usual way, just as you are gracious 

³ Let no foreigner who has joined himself to Yahweh speak, saying,
    “Yahweh will surely separate me from his people.”
    Do not let the eunuch say, “Behold, I am a dry tree.”

⁴ For Yahweh says, “To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths,
    choose the things that please me,
    and hold…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to be joined to you today, serving you and loving you in all that we do.  

⁶ Also the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh to serve him,
and to love Yahweh’s name, to be his servants,
everyone who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it,
and holds fast my covenant,
⁷ I will bring these to my holy mountain,
and make them joyful in my house of prayer.

Heavenly Father
give us grace to have a larger heart for others today, so that there is room for foreigners and outcasts. 

^[the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh
    to serve him, and to love Yahweh’s name]
⁷ Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar;
    for my house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples.”
⁸ The Lord Yahweh, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says,
    “I will yet…