10 Bible Verses for Daily Prayer Before Work

If you’re looking for something that can improve your workdays, you don’t need to look far. Daily prayers before work can do wonders for you and your colleagues, which is why you need to fit a short prayer into your routine before you start your day. 

To help you with it, we will look at the best prayers you can offer before work about ten short verses from the Bible. If you want to open yourself to the grace of God and feel peace before, during, and after work: keep reading!

What is a Good Prayer to Say Every Day?

The more often you offer your prayers, the better it is in terms of strengthening your faith. Therefore, you need to find a prayer that you can recite every day. The best thing to do is to find a prayer you can say every morning. 

Your daily prayer before work is an excellent day of asking God to help you get through the struggles that await you. If you communicate with Him at the beginning of your day, you can pay attention to His plans throughout the day and work accordingly. It is undoubtedly the best way to get peace of mind and stay grounded the whole day. If you want the right energy and attitude to kickstart your day, you must offer a short prayer every day.

We have a list of critical work-related verses attached at the end of this article. You can pick a verse that resonates the most and make it a part of your daily prayer. The most important thing is to be grateful to the Lord and pray for his presence and blessings to accompany you through the rest of the day. 

Also, you must remember to pray for patience, dedication, and kindness to come to you, as these are the best virtues to get you through the day. 

Praying for Co-Workers

We are all aware that the Lord has instructed us to “love thy neighbor as thyself.” God is the happiest with you when you put fellow beings in front of yourself and care about their health and well-being as if it were your own. 

This is important to consider when offering your daily prayer before work as well. If you want your day at work to be peaceful, it is not enough to pray for yourself. Your daily prayer before work must include a general prayer for the well-being of your co-workers and everyone else that you come in contact with. 

Pray to God to bless your co-workers with the same patience, dedication, and kindness that you wish for yourself. When everyone has these elements sent to them by God, it is easier to get along, avoid conflict, and work together as a team. God is abundantly gracious, and the more you ask, the more He will give. 

10 Bible Verses for Daily Prayer Before Work

Your prayers are going to be a lot more effective if you directly use verses from scripture. In fact, referring to scripture is one of the best ways to put your mind at ease before work. To make it easier for you, we have compiled a shortlist of all the verses you can incorporate into your prayers. 

Just reading through these will motivate and encourage you to do better.  

1. Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish for us the work of our hands— establish the work of our hands!

   (Psalm 90:17)

2. Whatever your hands find to do, do with all your strength.

   (Ecclesiastes 9:10)

3. Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people

   (Colossians 3:23)

4. Let each person examine his own work, and then he can take pride in himself alone, and not compare himself with someone else. For each person will have to carry his own load

   (Galatians 6:4–5)

5. Those who trust in the Lord for help will find their strength renewed. They will rise on wings like eagles; they will run and not get weary; they will walk and not grow weak.

   (Isaiah 40:31)

6. May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us - yes, establish the work of our hands.

   (Psalm 90:17)

7. You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.

   (Psalm 128:2)

8. One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.

   (Proverbs 18:9)

9. So I saw that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work because that is their lot. For who can bring them to see what will happen after them?

   (Ecclesiastes 3:22)

10. So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

    (Corinthians 10:31)

Daily Prayer Before Work - Example

Here’s a prayer from The Book of Prayer that you can offer as your daily prayer before work:

The Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,

Hallowed be thy Name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done,

On earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

As we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,

and the power,

and the glory,

for ever and ever.

Amen.

— Book of Common Prayer (1928)

Final Words

You are free to use any of the verses mentioned above or the example prayer whenever you like. However, the best prayer that you can offer to God is the one that genuinely comes from the heart. 

You don’t need to memorize scripture in order to communicate with God - as long as you say things you feel, offer your gratitude, and request for his blessing from the depth of your heart, your daily prayer before work is bound to be effective. 

Good luck, and may the Lord be with you. Amen.