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Daily Devotions for Sunday 10th March, 2019

1st Sunday of Lent

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

Reading : PSALM 33

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
What words stay with you?
What encourages and challenges you today?
Look again at verses 20-22

and then pray in response to the LORD our God

O LORD our God,
Creator God,
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You.
Oh fill us with your Spirit
For of ourselves we get it so wrong
Today and every day!
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those preaching in our land today
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and pour out blessings we ask!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Psalm 33
Reflect on all that is said here by David and then Pray in response to this God
O LORD, our Great Creator God,
hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for what we read
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 #sorry

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 on a Saturday morning there are 11 posts on our website and social media pages – 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 of confession

Please take a few minutes to pray your prayers with honesty this morning.

Confess the words, actions, thoughts that are brought to your mind.

Pause and pray for the sins of our city.

O LORD our God
Have mercy we cry out.
Forgive us when we hide behind our walls at Liberton.
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Daily Devotions for Saturday 9th March, 2019

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

Reading : PSALM 32

Meditation : take time to consider these verses written here.
A psalm of David – confession and forgiveness.
What do they mean for you?
What is God saying to you today?

And then Pray in response to what you read – to this God.
Look again at verses 3-5.

In Jesus’ name
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those struggling in life at this time
God of grace and mercy hear our prayers and bless each and all real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read this Psalm again
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.

Daily Devotions for 8th March, 2019

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : EXODUS chapter 5 verse 22 – chapter 6 verse 1

Meditation : consider these few words this morning.
How would you describe Moses’ relationship with his God?
What promise from God are you standing upon in your life?

And then Pray in response – as God leads you
Pray with confidence to our God of faithful promise

Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those who have family troubles at this time
Father God, hear our prayers, show mercy and bless them real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the short passage again
Reflect on the words you have just read and pray in response
Lord Jesus, hear our evening prayers
And bring a blessing to those in need of deliverance we ask
Amen.