Celtic Devotions

Daily Devotion for Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Morning

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

Reading: ROMANS 7 verses 14-25.

Meditation: as we pause with God today, we consider these words and events…

Desire to do good.

… and then respond in prayer with Him.

Lord, as I start today, be with me in each step and help direct me away from my sinful nature.

Help me to do the good that you ask me to do.

In Jesus’ name, amen.

Midday

Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day

Ask, seek, knock….hear!

Father God, I knock;

Father God, I seek;

Father God, you answer.

Thank you.

Evening

Reading: ROMANS 7 verses 14-25.

Read the verses again – reflect and then pray to the LORD our God.

Lord, as I end this day, forgive me if/when my sinful nature was in control.

Help me to do better tomorrow.

Help me to live under Your direction and light.

In Jesus’ name, amen.

Daily Devotion for Monday 21st July 2025

Morning

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

Reading: ROMANS 7 verses 7-13.

Meditation: as we pause with God, take time to consider these particular words today…

What words stay with you?

What is God teaching/reminding you about?

…And then Pray in response.

Truthfully.

With Integrity.

Humbly

In Jesus’ name, amen

Midday

We pray God’s blessing on open air preachers across Scotland.

God of grace and mercy, gift those spreading your word with the inspiring words to open hard hearts.

Evening

Reading: read these verses again from ROMANS 7 verses 7-13.

Reflect and then pray to this God in response.

Thank You Lord, that you have made known to us the trap of sin.

Thank You that you have provided for us salvation,

That we can rejoice in the freedom of Your victory.

So we bring our evening words of prayers to You, in the confidence that you will answer our call.

In Jesus’ name, amen!

Daily Devotion for Sunday 20th July 2025

Morning

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

Reading: ROMANS 7 verse 1-6.

Meditation: we take the time with God to consider these particular words on this Sunday morning.

Freedom from old sinful nature?

What do these words mean for you today?

And then we pray to the Father.

Freedom awaits us, we only need to ask, seek, knock… believe.

And you will answer and deliver us.

In Jesus’ name, amen!

Midday

Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer

Father, you have freed us.

Jesus, you have died for us.

Holy Spirit, you live in us.

Father, we offer ourselves to you.

Jesus, through You we die to sin.

Holy Spirit, thank you for life and peace.

Amen

Evening

Reading: read these words again from ROMANS 7 verse 1-6.

Reflect… and then Pray to this God of ours as we step into a new week – together – with him.

O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask.

We thank You for our freedom.

We believe and trust in you,

Display Your mighty works for all to see and believe.

Use us as Your instrument, LORD, to share Your promise of freedom.

In Jesus’ name, amen!

Daily Devotion for Saturday 19th July 2025

Morning

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

Reading: ROMANS 6 verses 15-23.

Meditation: as we pause with God, we take the time to consider theses verses…

Dead to Sin.

Alive in Christ!

…And then Pray to Him.

Praise to Jesus, our Lord!

We have been given freedom from our sinful master through Your sacrifice.

We make You the master of this day.

We could never have paid the prices of eternal life,

Thank You that you give it freely.

Help us honour that gift, and You in our actions and thoughts today.

In Your name, amen.

Midday

Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your own 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 the verses again from ROMANS 6 verses 15-23.

Reflect and pray in response.

This is our God! The God who gives the victory over sin.

In Jesus’ name, amen.

Daily Devotion for Friday 18th July 2025

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus.

Reading: ROMANS 6 verses 8-14.

Meditation: as we pause with God, we take the time to consider these verses.

What images or words stay with you?

How is God challenging or encouraging you today?

And then Pray in response to Father God.

LORD, we surrender our day to You.

Let us resist the temptation around us.

Let all we do today bring glory to Your name.

In Jesus’ name, amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on those on our Church Prayer List

Father God, bless all whom we lift to you in our prayer.

Amen.

Evening

Reading: read this passage again from ROMANS 6 verses 8-14.

Take time to reflect and pray to God.

Thankfully.

Adoringly.

Worshipping to our God.

In Jesus’ name, amen.

Daily Devotion for Thursday 17th July 2025

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading: ROMANS 6 verses 5-7.

Meditation: Consider this short passage this new morning…

Freedom from sin.

Being set free.

…and then respond in prayer to this God, our God.

LORD Jesus, thank You for the pathway to freedom from sin.

In Your name, amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on our world mission partners.

God of grace…hear our prayers and pour out blessings we ask, give saving grace!

Evening

Reading: read the set verses again from ROMANS 6 verses 5-7.

Reflect on what happens here and then pray to this God we believe in.

Let us rejoice in the freedom You have given us;

We are no longer slaves to sin.

Let us rejoice that the power belongs with You;

We are no longer slaves to sin.

O LORD, as we confess our weaknesses this evening;

We do so in the knowledge that we will be united with You.

Thank You.

In Jesus’ name, amen