Tag: Bible

Daily Devotions for December 20th, 2019

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : HEBREWS 4 verse 14 – chapter 5 verse 10

Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning.
What are you encouraged and challenged by?
What is your response to God’s Word today?

Take time to Pray in response

O God of power and grace,
As I read these words
Help me believe
And trust in You
In good times and in hard times.
May Your Holy Spirit work in and through me.
As You are doing across the world.
Oh show mercy in these days we call out!
In Jesus’ name.
Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the persecuted Church in Iraq
Father God, hear our prayers, have mercy and pour out blessings we ask

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from HEBREWS 4 and 5
Reflect on the way God has spoken with you in your life
and pray in response to Him – with humility
and for others known to you in need at this time
Lord Jesus, hear our evening prayers
As we return our sacrifice of praise
As we bring ourselves to you at the end of this day.
As we name others before You.
Amen.

Daily Devotions for December 19th, 2019

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

Reading : HEBREWS 4 verses 1-13

Meditation : take time and consider what is said here – as your day starts.
What do these words mean for you today?

And then pray in response as your day starts

(Pray your own words to the LORD God
In worship and thanks for what you have read,
In confession and need to be more like Jesus,
And for others known to you at this time in a hard place.)

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

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the uniting Church in Syria at this time
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out a blessing we ask on each and all

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from HEBREWS 4
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 Your call on our lives.
Oh have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church
On our land
On our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for December 18th, 2019

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

Reading : HEBREWS 3 verses 1-6

Meditation : consider what is said here as your day starts.
What is your response to God’s written Word today?

Then turn to pray to God in response

O LORD our God,
Thank you for these words
And all they teach me this new day
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the few believers in Yemen
O LORD, have mercy and hear our prayers we ask this day.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from HEBREWS 3
Reflect on the words you have read and then pray in response – to this God, our God
LORD God, our God, hear the evening prayers of your people
For we are indeed in need of rescue from this world
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 17th December, 2019

Upper Room day – time-out with God

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

Reading : HEBREWS chapter 2

Meditation : take time and consider these verses this morning.
What words stay with you?
What is God saying to you today and what is your response?

Take time to Pray in response – including for others known to you at this time

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask and seek and knock……and hear
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from HEBREWS 2
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes
God of yesterday, today and tomorrow,
My God, our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we journey from today to tomorrow
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for December 16th, 2019

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

Reading : HEBREWS chapter 1

Meditation : take the time to consider this passage this morning.
What words or images stay with you?
What is God saying to you this morning?
What is your response to God’s Word today?

Pray in response – to our God , the God of Hebrews 1

(Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and worship
Of confession and trust
Of need)

O LORD our God,
God who sent Jesus
To earth
From heaven
Hear our prayers this day
As we lay ourselves before you
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on the small Church in Laos
And on the NativityLand at Gracemount
O LORD, have mercy on all we call out and pour rich blessings!

Evening
Reading : read the set passage again prayerfully at the end of your day
Reflect….. and then pray to this God in response
Father God, hear my prayer this evening.
As I thank you for sending Jesus
As I humbly name others before you.
As I call out to you for others in this day
As I lay myself and this world before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 15th December, 2019

Third Sunday of Advent

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

Reading : ISAIAH 9 verse 6
‘Everlasting Father’

Meditation : take time and consider these two words this Sunday morning.
What encourages and challenges you today?

And then pray in response to the LORD our Father God
Use the two words as you turn to prayer

O LORD our God,
Father God,
Everlasting one,
Hear our morning prayer
As we step into this new day.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on dads and grandads in our church family
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and pour out blessings we ask!

Evening
Reading : read these two words again from Isaiah 9
Reflect……and then Pray in response to this God
O LORD, our Everlasting Father God,
hear our evening prayers we ask
As we praise You for who You are
As we look back over our day
As we look ahead to tomorrow
As we name before you those we are concerned about.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.