Daily Devotions for 5th February 2017

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus.

Reading : Psalm 8

Meditation : take time and consider this psalm as your Sunday starts….
Read the psalm again – aloud!

Pray in response to this Great God – with morning praise and worship!

LORD God of all things,
My God,
Hear my prayer of response to what I have read and considered
And help me afresh to live my life for You
In Christ Jesus
By the help of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Midday

Pray for the Church in SE Edinburgh to know Sunday blessings
God of mercy, hear our prayers!

Evening

Reading : read these verses again from Psalm 8…note verses 3 and 4

Reflect…..and Pray in response
Father God, hear our evening prayers.

Daily Devotions for February 4th 2017

Morning

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

Reading :  Psalm 7

Meditation :  take time to consider this prayer for justice
Note again verses 3 and 4…..9…….17
What is God saying to you today?

Take time to Pray in response as your day starts

O Lord,
Hear my honest morning prayer
And
Protect me through this day
I so ask.
Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on the suffering Church in Turkey.
O LORD, hear our prayers at this time of day. 

Evening

Reading : read these verses again

Reflect on the words at the end of your day and pray in response
Father God, our God, hear our evening prayers.

Daily Devotions for 3rd February 2017

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Lord

Reading : Psalm 5

Meditation : consider this prayer for protection
Which words are you drawn to?
What is God saying to you today?

and then pray in response to this God of great love

Father God
Hear my prayer this morning
Of confession
Of need
Of trust.
In Jesus’ name I ask, Amen.

Midday

Pray a blessing from God on the suffering Church in Syria
Lord, hear my prayer and let Your compassion abound in that land 

Evening

Reading : read the verses again from Psalm 5

Reflect on these words and pray your evening prayer of response
LORD God, receive our evening prayer.

Daily Devotions for 22nd January 2017

Morning

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

Reading : Amos chapter 6

Meditation :  take time and consider all that is said here.
Which words stay with you? Why?

and then pray to this God of judgment

O LORD God,
God of perfect judgment,
God of all truth and purity,
Thank you for what I read.
And that You haven’t finished with me yet.
Help me to please You afresh this day….
In thought and word and action.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday

Pray for the Church in our world to know Sunday blessings
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry!

Evening

Reading : read the chapter again

Reflect on how it applies to your life and then Pray in response to this God
O LORD, hear our prayers we ask.

Daily Devotions for 21st January 2017

‘GOING DEEPER WITH GOD’ Focus Day together at LK

Morning

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

Reading : Joel 2 verses 18-32

Meditation : take time to consider these great words of prophetic hope.
What is God saying to you for today?

And then Pray in response – using verses 23 and 32 

O God,
Hear my prayer
And
As I thank you for these words I read
Come visit us Your people again
Afresh
Anew
I so ask.
Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday

Pray the words of the Lord’s Prayer as your own midday prayer.
(The words can be found in Matthew 6 or on LK website under Prayer tab)

LORD, Amen and Amen.

Evening

Reading : read the verses again

Reflect on these prophetic words…. and then Pray to this God
LORD God, our God, hear our prayers.

Daily Devotions for 20th January 2017

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading :   Joel chapter 1

Meditation : take time to consider this chapter from yesteryear
Note again the words of verses 13-15.
What is God saying to you today? 

Take time to Pray in response to what you read as God leads you

Amen – we pray together.

Midday

Pray the Prayer for the Month as your midday prayer.
(This can be found in LK magazine or online under Prayer tab)

Father God, hear our prayers  

Evening

Reading : read the chapter again

Reflect slowly on the words you have just read and pray in response
Lord Jesus, hear our evening prayers.