Mid-week Devotional:
Week of November 1, 2026
Scripture for this Mid-week Devotional comes from the New Testament book of 1 Timothy 2:1-4.
Hear the Word of God.
“1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity. 3 This is right and is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
This is God’s word for God’s people. Thanks be to God. AMEN.
I have shared with you that my husband and I moved to Texas over 40 years ago. The community we left here in Minnesota is not the same community we moved back to. The town has the same name as it was then. The schools we attended while growing up are still here physically but there are no students laughing and walking through their halls. New school buildings have been built to replace the old. We left Minnesota knowing our high school classmates by name, their hopes, and dreams. We returned recognizing few beyond our relatives.
As I look out my window while writing this devotional, I see the beauty of the living world around me and I am thankful that God knows all. God knows how everyone within this community and around this world has lived through each moment of their lives. God knows those who have been poor and sick within this community and around the world. God knows those who have been rich and healthy within this community and around the world.
Since God’s creation, God hasn’t forgotten anyone. God created each, knew every thought they had, heard every word they spoke, and witnessed every action they made. God was present then. God remains beside each of us today and each day ahead.
Since time began God has not given up on His creation. Each is precious. Each is worthy of grace. Each is loved. God came in the flesh for all humanity.
Scripture from 1 Timothy reminds you and I that God “… desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of truth” (v. 3).
Even though time has passed; that the physical world has changed, that babies have been born, and that people have passed on…
We are each called to keep all humanity in our thoughts and prayers.
We are each called to share with all whom we meet God’s love and grace through all our words and all our actions.
Peace be with you.
AMEN.