Author: Alastair
Daily Devotions for Saturday 3rd February, 2024
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : EXODUS chapter 3
Meditation : take time to consider these verses afresh this morning
Moses and the Burning Bush
“I will be with you..”
What is your response to these verses this morning?
And then Pray in response to what you read – to this Holy God of ours.
Pray for God’s leading and help today for yourself and for another
In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen
Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your midday 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
Evening
Reading : read EXODUS chapter 3 again
Reflect on this God, your God, our God…. and then Call on Him in your evening Prayer
LORD God, our God, receive our praise
For who You are
Holy, holy, holy.
For your help and protection even today
And as we give it all back to you
May you continue to reach and save people
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done across our world
In our community, in our city.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Evening Prayer with Others
Daily Devotions for Friday 2nd February, 2024
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus
Reading : EXODUS chapter 2
Meditation : take time to consider God at work behind these events
Moses’ birth
Moses flees
What words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?
Then take time to Pray in response to this God
Naming others who have run away from troubling circumstances
O LORD our God
Give help and courage we ask
In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen – we pray together.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those on our Church Prayer List at this time
Father God, hear our prayers, give grace and help we ask
Evening
Reading : read these verses again from EXODUS chapter 2
Reflect on the way God is at work in your life
and pray in response to Him
LORD God, Eternal and living God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we return our sacrifice of praise for who you are
And your help even this day
As we bring ourselves and our world to you at the end of this day.
Amen.
Thursday Evening Prayer with Others
Daily Devotions for Thursday 1st February, 2024
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : EXODUS chapter 1
Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here – as your day starts.
Israelites oppressed in Egypt.
Which words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?
And then pray in response as your day starts
Pray your own words to the LORD God
Naming others known to you in a hard place
O LORD God
Hear our many morning prayers
In Jesus’ name
Amen.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on OPEN DOORS at work in Columbia
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out mercy and grace and truth we ask
Evening
Reading : read the verses again from EXODUS chapter 1
Reflect on these events at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours with confidence
O LORD God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank You for Your help and provision in our lives.
O have mercy we ask
On others in a hard place
On Your Church
On our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.