Tag: 2020

Daily Devotions for Thursday 17th December, 2020

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : 1 THESSALONIANS 5 verses 1-11

Meditation : take time and consider what is said here – as your day starts.
The Day of the Lord.
How is God encouraging or challenging you from His Word?

And then pray in response as your day starts

Pray your own words to the LORD God

O LORD of truth,
Receive our morning praise and hear our prayers.
We ask in Jesus’ name.
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of Edinburgh City Mission at this time
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out a blessing we ask

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from 1 THESSALONIANS 5
Reflect on these words again at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours

O LORD God, hear our evening prayers as we thank You for this hope in our lives.
O have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church
On our world in these days
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

A Time to Pray with Others

At this time in your Wednesday and in these changing times you are invited to pause and pray with others in our city and across the nation…to the LORD our God, our Father God.

You are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus

For family and friends and neighbours

For all senior citizens in our city at this time

For NHS and Care Home staff in our city

For our country and our national leaders at this time

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 16th December, 2020

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Three in One

Reading : 1 THESSALONIANS 4 verses 13-18

Meditation : consider all that is said here as your day starts.
The Hope of the Resurrection.
What do these words mean for you?

Then turn to pray to God in response….looking again at verse 14

O LORD our God,
Thank you for all these words
And all they teach me.
May we be a people
Who ever have this great hope!
O teach us to live this out
In our lives
In our community
In our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of Bethany Christian Trust at this time
O LORD, give grace and hear our prayers we ask this day.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from 1 THESSALONIANS 4
Reflect on the words you have read and then pray in response to our God

LORD God, our God, God of resurrection hope, hear the evening prayers of your people
For we are indeed in need of encouragement in these days.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.