Daily Devotions for 4th January, 2018

Morning

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

Reading : PSALM 19

Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here.
What words or images stay with you?

What is God saying to you today and what is your response to Him?

Take time to Pray in response to this God of Psalm 19

LORD God
Great and Glorious,
Perfect and Trustworthy,
Right and Pure,
My Rock and Redeemer,
Receive my morning praise

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on the Kirkgate Café at LK
And Big Alpha coming in autumn 2018

O LORD God, have mercy on each and all and hear our prayers. 

Evening

Reading : read the Psalm again

Reflect on these words and images and then Pray in response as your day ends

Father God, hear my evening prayer
In Jesus’ name,   Amen.

Daily Devotions for 3rd January 2018

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God

Reading : PSALM 18

Meditation :  take time to consider David’s words of testimony here.
What do these verses say to you?

Ponder again verse 29.

Then take time to Pray to this God, our God.
And ask Him to help you scale a particular wall today

In Jesus’ Name
Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on those feeling defeated in life

O LORD God, have mercy on those we name before you and hear our prayers this day.

Evening

Reading : read these verses again from Psalm 18

Reflect on the words and images …. and pray to the God who rescued David, our God.

Hear our evening prayers, O God.
In Jesus’ name,   Amen.

Daily Devotions for 3rd January, 2018

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God

Reading : PSALM 18

Meditation :  take time to consider David’s words of testimony here.
What do these verses say to you?

Ponder again verse 29.

Then take time to Pray to this God, our God.
And ask Him to help you scale a particular wall today

In Jesus’ Name
Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on those feeling defeated in life

O LORD God, have mercy on those we name before you and hear our prayers this day.

Evening

Reading : read these verses again from Psalm 18

Reflect on the words and images …. and pray to the God who rescued David, our God.

Hear our evening prayers, O God.
In Jesus’ name,   Amen.

Daily Devotions for 2nd January 2018

Morning

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

Reading : PSALM 8

Meditation :   take time to consider these words – note verses 3-5 and 9 again.

What is God saying to you today about Himself? What is your response to Him? 

Pray in response – using these verses in your morning prayer

O Living and True God,
O LORD, our Lord,
Hear our morning prayers and praises

In Jesus’ name,
Amen we say together.

Midday

Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask, seek, knock……hear

Father God…thank you.

Evening

Reading : read these 9 verses again

Reflect on these words – and Pray in response

(Pray your own words at the end of this day
Words of worship and praise – for who God is
Words of trust and thanks – for what God has done today for you
Words of hope and longing – for what God will do in and through you – even tomorrow)

In Jesus’ name,  Amen and Amen.

Daily Devotions for 2nd January, 2018

Morning

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

Reading : PSALM 8

Meditation :   take time to consider these words – note verses 3-5 and 9 again.

What is God saying to you today about Himself? What is your response to Him? 

Pray in response – using these verses in your morning prayer

O Living and True God,
O LORD, our Lord,
Hear our morning prayers and praises

In Jesus’ name,
Amen we say together.

Midday

Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask, seek, knock……hear

Father God…thank you.

Evening

Reading : read these 9 verses again

Reflect on these words – and Pray in response

(Pray your own words at the end of this day
Words of worship and praise – for who God is
Words of trust and thanks – for what God has done today for you
Words of hope and longing – for what God will do in and through you – even tomorrow)

In Jesus’ name, Amen and Amen.

Daily Devotions for 1st January, 2018

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the LORD God, the Eternal One

Reading : PSALM 2

Meditation : consider this psalm as your day starts. What image or words stay with you?  What is God saying to you today about Himself as your year starts?

What is your response to Him?

Pray in response to this God……..‘The One enthroned in heaven’

LORD God,
Have mercy,
Show your power and astonish us even today
As you hear our morning prayers

In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Midday

Pray the Prayer for the Month as your midday prayer
(See in the magazine or online under the Prayer tab on LK website)

God of grace and mercy…in You we trust…hear our prayers.

Evening

Reading :   read the Psalm again

Reflect on all that is said and pray in response…to the God of sovereign power

O Living and True God, hear our evening prayers.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.