Daily Bible Reading— March 2025, God’s Strengthening Word: Turning to God in PrayerSample

Introduction

Psalm 25: For the month of March, we will be reading selected passages from the book of Psalms. This ancient collection of prayers and songs features requests for God’s help, praises to God, poems of enduring wisdom, and much more. The psalms express every possible human feeling, including sorrow and joy, doubt and trust, pain and comfort, despair and hope, anger and contentment, the desire for revenge, and the willingness to forgive. As models of prayer and praise, they invite people to share every aspect of our lives with God. Today’s psalm is a prayer for guidance, protection, and forgiveness. It includes a series of petitions along with affirmations of trust in God. The writer speaks of the LORD God as our teacher; to learn requires reverence for the LORD.

Today’s Key Verse: Psalm 25:4

Teach me your ways, O LORD; make them known to me.

Reflect

What does the psalm writer ask of God? What verses indicate the writer’s trust in God? Verse 12 says that “those who have reverence for the LORD will learn from him.” What do you desire to learn from God? The writer refers to God’s goodness, kindness, constant love, and mercy. In what ways have you experienced these attributes of God?

Pray

Lord God, teach me your ways; make them known to me. Guide me along the path I should follow and order my steps this day. Thank you for your goodness, kindness, mercy, steadfast love, and faithfulness. Amen.

Tomorrow’s Reading

Psalm 27: A prayer of confidence in God’s protection.