Tag: Celtic Devotions
Daily Devotions for Saturday 9th March, 2024
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : PSALM 5
Meditation : take time to consider these particular words this morning.
Give ear to my words, O LORD…
What encourages and challenges you today?
What is God saying to you from His Word?
And then Pray in response
For yourself
For another
LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.
Hear my morning prayer
Hear the morning prayers of your people
In Jesus’ name.
Amen
Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your 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 these verses again from PSALM 5
Reflect on these words as you look back over the day and then Pray in response
LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.
Hear my evening prayer
Hear the evening prayers of your people
In Jesus’ name.
Amen
Daily Devotions for Friday 8th March, 2024
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus
Reading : PSALM 2
Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning
The nations
The Son
What words stay with you?
Who is this Son to you?
Then take time to Pray in response
Humbly, honestly.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen – we pray together.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those on our Church Prayer List.
Father God, hear our prayers, have mercy on each and all we ask
Evening
Reading : read these verses again from PSALM 2
Reflect on what is said here
and pray in response to this God we believe in
LORD God, Our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we return our sacrifice of praise for who you are
And your help even this day in leading us
Forgive us our sins
As we forgive those who have sinned against us even today
As we bring ourselves and our needy world to you at the end of this day.
Amen.
Daily Devotions for Thursday 7th March, 2024
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : ISAIAH chapter 65 verses 17-25
Meditation : take time and consider what is said here – as your day starts.
New Heavens
New Earth
Which words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?
And then pray in response as your day starts
Pray your own words to the LORD God
With hope
In Jesus’ name
Amen.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on believers in Somalia
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out help and strength we ask
Evening
Reading : read the set verses again from ISAIAH chapter 65 verses 17-25
Reflect on these words again at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours – with hope
O LORD God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank You for this hope of a new heavens and a new earth
O have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church
On our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Daily Devotions for Wednesday 6th March, 2024
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Three in One
Reading : ISAIAH chapter 61
Meditation : consider again all that is said here as your day starts.
Good News
What is your response to God’s written Word today?
What words stay with you as you step into this day?
Then turn to pray to this God in response
O LORD our God
Thank you for these words
And all they teach us
Receive our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving
And confession
And intercession
And help us keep our eyes upward this day
Amen
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on believers in Egypt
O LORD, give help and hear our prayers we ask this day.
Evening
Reading : read this passage again from ISAIAH chapter 61
Reflect on the words you have read and then pray in response – to this God, our God
LORD God, our God,
Sovereign and Saviour God
God who deserves our thanks
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 5th March, 2024
Upper Room day – time-out with God
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord
Reading : ISAIAH chapter 59
Meditation : take the time to consider these words on this new day
Sins condemned
Sins confessed
What is God saying to you from His written Word today?
What is your response?
Pause to pray….with confession
In Jesus’ name we pray, 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 ISAIAH chapter 59
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes
God of Isaiah and the God of today,
My God, our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we thank you for your help and forgiveness today
As we journey from today to tomorrow
As we name others we care about before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.