Tag: devotions

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading :   PSALM 57 

Meditation : take time and consider these verses this morning as David cried out to God.

What are you encouraged and challenged by?
What is your response to God’s Word today?

Take time to Pray in response to David’s God, your God.

O God of truth,
I read
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 were doing through David
As You are doing across the world.

In Jesus’ name.
Amen – we pray together.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on John and Lindsay Young

Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask 

Evening

Reading : read these verses again

Reflect on this God who was at work for David and pray in response to Him
For others in need at this time as well as yourself

Lord Jesus, hear our evening prayers
As we bring ourselves to you.

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : PSALM 56

Meditation :   take time and consider what is said here – and how David truly feels.  What words and images stay with you?

What is God saying to you today from His Word?

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 mercy, receive our morning praise and hear our prayers.
We ask in Jesus’ name.

Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on those who administer our finances at LK

O LORD, hear our prayers and give grace and wisdom we ask.

Evening

Reading : read Psalm 56 again

Reflect on these verses at the end of your day

and Pray in response to this God of mercy

O LORD God, hear our evening prayers in Jesus’ name, Amen

Morning

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

Reading : PSALM 53

Meditation : consider what these verses say and what they teach you this morning.  What words stay with you?

then pray in response….

O LORD our God,
Thank you for these words
And all they teach me.
May Your Church be a people
Who ever reach out to others
With the Good News of the Gospel.

In Jesus’ name,   Amen and amen!

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on the Messy Church Team at LK

O LORD, show mercy and hear our prayers.

Evening

Reading : read this psalm again

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.
In Jesus’ name.   Amen.

Upper Room day

Morning

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

Reading : PSALM 52 

Meditation : take time and consider these verses this morning about God being in control.

What words stay with you?  What is God saying to you today?

Take time to Pray in response – for others who know of God – but who do not know Him in and through Jesus 

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 Psalm 52

Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes

God of David and the God of today,
My God, our God,
Hear our evening prayers.

In Jesus’ name.   Amen.

Morning

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

Reading : PSALM 51

Meditation : prayerfully consider these verses and the psalmist’s honesty before God.  What do they mean for you today?

What is God saying to you this morning?

Pray in response – to our God of amazing grace

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

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessings on the halls and activities at LK this week

O LORD, have mercy on all we call out and pour rich blessings!

Evening

Reading : read Psalm 51 again prayerfully at the end of your day

Reflect….. and then pray to God in response

Father God, hear my prayer this evening.
As I humbly trust in Jesus, my Saviour.

Morning

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

Reading : PSALM 48

Meditation :  take time and consider these words and images as your Sunday starts. What is God saying to you today from His Word this morning?

What is your response to Him?

and then pray to their God, our God, in response

O LORD God,
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You.
Oh fill us with songs of praise
Today and every day!

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday

Pray a blessing on another church family in our city

O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and pour out a blessing we ask!

Evening

Reading : read these verses again from Psalm 48

Reflect on all that is said and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, our Great 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.