Author: Alastair

Daily Devotions for 9th April, 2019

Upper Room day – time-out with God

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord

Reading : 1 SAMUEL 16 verses 1-13

Meditation : take time and consider these verses this morning about Samuel and David.
What words stay with you?
What is God saying to you today?

Take time to Pray in response – including for others in your family at this time
Noting again verse 7

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask and seek and knock……and hear
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from 1 Samuel 16
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes
God of Jesse and his family and the God of today,
My God, our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we lay our hearts before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Tuesday Rhythm of Devotion

As a church we practice a varied rhythm of devotion.

We follow a programme of Daily Devotions to encourage our personal pilgrimage of faith.
We are encouraged to visit the Upper Room each Tuesday – a place with space for time out with God.
We are called to Monthly Prayer together as a Church Family on the last Tuesday evening of each month.

This Tuesday the Upper Room will be open 8am-4pm.
Times of prayer together at 12noon-12.30pm and 2.45-3.45pm.

Next Tuesday the Kirk will be open 7.30am-7.30pm for One Friday Upper Room in the Kirk.

Tuesday 30th will see the next Gathering for Prayer 7.30-8.45pm when we will focus on Stewarding and Finances in our spoken and unspoken prayers together.

You are invited to be part of this rhythm of devotion at Liberton Kirk.

Daily Devotions for 8th April, 2019

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit

Reading : 1 SAMUEL 13 verses 1-15

Meditation : consider this passage – and all that happens!
What does it mean for you today?
What is God saying to you this morning?
Which words will you hold onto through this day?

Pray in response to what you read – to our God
the God at work in our lives.

(Pray your own words of honesty at the start of this day
Of praise and worship
Of confession and trust
Of need)

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on the trypraying venture in Scotland this month
O LORD, have mercy on all we call out and pour rich blessings!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again prayerfully at the end of your day
Reflect….. and then pray to God in response
Father God, hear my honest prayer this evening.
As I humbly trust in Jesus, my Saviour, my King

Daily Devotions for Sunday 7th April, 2019

5th Sunday of Lent

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God

Reading : PSALM 45

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
What words stay with you?
What is God saying to you today from His Word this morning?
What is your response to Him?

and then pray in response to the LORD,
noting verse 1 again

O LORD GOD
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You.
Oh fill us with your Spirit
And guide our tongues this day
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the church family at Liberton Northfield
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and pour out blessings we ask!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Psalm 45
Reflect on all that is said and then Pray in response to our God the King
O LORD, our Great God, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for what we read
As we ponder again Your perfect ways
As we look back over our day
As we look ahead to tomorrow
As we name before you those we are concerned about.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.