Author: Alastair

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 1st July, 2020

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Three in One

Reading : PSALM 1 verses 5 and 6

Meditation : take time and consider these words this morning.
The wicked and the righteous.
Where do you stand with God?
What is God teaching you from His Word today?

Then pray in response to this God of ours

O LORD our God,
Judge of all
Protector of your people
Watch over me
Watch over us
Even today.
In Jesus’ name
Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on someone in need known to you
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from PSALM 1
Reflect on the words you read and then pray in response

LORD God, merciful God, our God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank you for all you have provided this day
As we thank you for your guiding hand this day
As we pray for saving grace to be given in these days
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Daily Devotions for JULY 2020

“The LORD is my shepherd,
I shall not be in want.’”
Psalm 23 verse 1

During 2020 we have been looking at standing on the promises of God – as well as dipping into a Psalm most weekends – pausing in prayer at our times of Midday Devotion for others in our church family, our city and our world at this time.

In July we take the time each day to consider words from the PSALMS – including the verses of Psalm 23 each weekend.

We are all encouraged to pause and listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ during this year of 2020.

These Devotions are but one way to feed on God’s Word in the morning, at midday, in the evening… to pray with Him continually through the day and even to share with others the treasures or hurdles you discover.
The Church website and Facebook page (even on a handy mobile) provide a fuller daily devotional page. However it all follows the pattern below which the information provided fits into, based on the Kirk’s origins of the Celtic and Northumbrian traditions which we started as a church family in 2015.

Morning
Reading and Meditation on the content and Prayer of response
Midday
Prayer – mostly for others
Evening
Verse(s) from the morning reading
Reflection and Prayer at the end of the day

A Prayer for the Month of July

Loving Father,
We face a wide river and we long to reach the other side;
And we must use the stepping stones offered to us.
You say, ’When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
When you pass through rivers, they will not sweep over you’.
Our trust is in you, O Lord.
In Jesus’ name. Amen

(Isaiah 43.2)

The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven
Hallowed be Your Name.
Your kingdom come
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our sins
As we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory.
Now and for ever
Amen