Daily Devotions for 8th April, 2019

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

Reading : 1 SAMUEL 13 verses 1-15

Meditation : consider this passage – and all that happens!
What does it mean for you today?
What is God saying to you this morning?
Which words will you hold onto through this day?

Pray in response to what you read – to our God
the God at work in our lives.

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

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on the trypraying venture in Scotland this month
O LORD, have mercy on all we call out and pour rich blessings!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again prayerfully at the end of your day
Reflect….. and then pray to God in response
Father God, hear my honest prayer this evening.
As I humbly trust in Jesus, my Saviour, my King

Daily Devotions for Sunday 7th April, 2019

5th Sunday of Lent

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

Reading : PSALM 45

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
What words stay with you?
What is God saying to you today from His Word this morning?
What is your response to Him?

and then pray in response to the LORD,
noting verse 1 again

O LORD GOD
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You.
Oh fill us with your Spirit
And guide our tongues this day
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the church family at Liberton Northfield
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and pour out blessings we ask!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Psalm 45
Reflect on all that is said and then Pray in response to our God the King
O LORD, our Great God, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for what we read
As we ponder again Your perfect ways
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.

Thy Kingdom Come #Adore

In our land and across our world during the 10 days before Pentecost in 2017 and 2018 believers and followers of Jesus were invited to pause and pray for the Kingdom of God to be experienced and evidenced anew. This was a venture created by God through the Archbishop of Canterbury and others and will be repeated in 2019.

As part of our daily devotional rhythm there are 11 posts on our website and social media pages – each Saturday morning at 8am – on the 11 themes brought to us by the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture leaders.

Today we are invited to pause in God’s presence – and bring Him our prayers and songs of adoration – for who He is and for all He has done for us and given in Christ Jesus!

Please take a few minutes to pray your prayers of adoration this morning.

O Come let us adore Him!em>

Daily Devotions for Saturday 6th April, 2019

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

Reading : PSALM 44

Meditation : take the time to consider these verses written here.
What is God saying to you today from this prayer for protection?

And then Pray in response to this merciful God
Making verses 4-8 part of your morning prayer

O LORD God,
I read
I believe
I trust in you
As I rely on your constant love

Amen we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those reading the trypraying booklet today
God of grace and mercy hear our prayers and bless each and all real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read David’s song of victory again from Psalm 44
Reflect on this God, your God…. and then Praise Him in your evening Prayer
LORD God, our God, receive our praise
For who You are!
For all you have done for us!
And as we give it all back to you
May you continue to reach and save people
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done across our world
In our community, in our city.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.