Celtic Devotions 15th January ’16

Morning
Pray to hear and receive from Jesus.
Reading :  Genesis 25 vs 19-34
Meditation :  consider Jacob and Esau’s start in life
Pray in response regarding your life thus far…….
LORD God
My God,
Hear my prayer of response to what I have read and considered
And help me afresh to live my life for You
Within my family circle and wherever else!
Amen we say this morning together.

Midday
Pray for Edinburgh to experience God’s saving grace
God of mercy, hear our prayers!

Evening
Reading :  Genesis 25 vs 27-28
Reflect on these verses, your family…and God’s love
And Pray in response
Father God, hear our prayers.

Celtic Devotions 14th January ’16

Morning
Pray to hear and receive from Father God.
Reading :   Genesis 24
Meditation :   consider this romance of past years-
Pray to trust God more and more in making friends and relationships
LORD God, Father God
Thank you for our friends and partners.
Keep Your hand on them we ask,
And may we live you please You
And serve others
Even this new day!
Amen we say together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on someone outside of the church family you know
LORD, hear our prayers.

Evening
Reading :  Genesis 24 v 40
Reflect on these words and pray in response, to walk obediently closer with God
Father God, our God, hear our evening prayers.

Celtic Devotions 13th January ’16

Morning
Pray to hear and receive from the Lord
Reading :  Genesis 23
Meditation :  consider these verses –
and then pray for someone you know grieving and sorrowing the death of another
Father God, hear my prayer
And be near those we mention before You
In Jesus’ name I ask,   Amen.

Midday
Pray a blessing from God on someone who has hurt you 
Lord, hear my prayer.

Evening
Reading :  Genesis 23
Reflect on these words again and pray your evening prayer for others in need

Celtic Devotions 12th January ’16

Morning
Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading :  Genesis 22 vs 1-19
Meditation :  take time and consider all that these verses say to you
Pray in response to this God, letting go of anything He says stands between you and Him
ask, listen, trust, let go!
Lord Jesus,
These are hard words
Help me
Help us by Your Holy Spirit’s power
To live in the truth of You and Your word
Even this day.
Amen I pray in Your precious name.

Midday
Pray for those using the Upper Room today – time and space with God
Lord, hear our prayers

Evening
Reading :  Genesis 22 vs 9-14
Reflect on these verses at the end of your day and pray in response –
to the LORD our God, Abraham’s God, Isaac’s God
Father God, hear our prayers

Celtic Devotions 11th January ’16

Morning
Pray to hear and receive from God
Reading :  Genesis 18 vs 17-33 and 19 v29
Meditation : consider all that happens here – with Abraham, Sodom and Gomorrah
And then take time to pray to God in worship, in trust, for others at the start of your day
LORD God
Hear my prayer
And help me to trust You with the answer
Amen.

Midday
Pray with thanksgiving for your faith in God, through Jesus – thru all the ups and downs!
Lord, hear my prayer!

Evening
Reading :  Genesis 19 v 29
Reflect on these words and pray for someone else at the end of your day
LORD God, hear our prayers

Celtic Devotions 10th January ’16

Morning
Pray to hear and receive from the God who keeps His word
Reading :  Genesis 17
Meditation :  consider God’s words of covenant promise to Abram
Pray in response to this God of promise
(Pray your morning worship to this God in your own words
Words of thanks for His promises
In His Word, the Bible
Through Christ Jesus, His Son)
Amen and amen we say together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on LK’s twinned church – Canning Methodist Church, in Malaysia
Lord, bless this church we pray.

Evening
Reading :  Genesis 17 vs 1-9
Reflect on these words again – and pray in response to the God of covenant promise
God of promise, come into my prayer of praise and worship to You.
Thank you for today, and as I count my daily blessings
Help me to trust Your words more
And to stand my life afresh on Your promises in Jesus.
Amen I pray.