Tag: Evening

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 1st March, 2023

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

Reading : MATTHEW 16 verses 1-12

Meditation : consider all that is said here as your day starts.
The Demand for a Miracle.
Yeast. Pharisees. Sadducees.
What is your response to God’s written Word today?
What are you asking God for at this time?

Then turn to pray to God in response

O LORD our God,
Thank you for all these words
And all they teach me about who you are.
Receive my sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving
And teach me more of your ways – even this day
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those on your personal prayer list
O LORD, give help and hear our prayers we ask this day.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from MATTHEW 16 verses 1-12
Reflect on the words you have read and then pray in response – to this God, our God

LORD God, our 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 28th February, 2023

Upper Room day and evening Gathering for Prayer

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

Reading : MATTHEW 15 verses 32-39
Meditation : take time and consider this psalm this morning.
Jesus feeds a Crowd.
What words or images stay with you?
Who can you help feed today?

Pray in response to what you have read
Taking time to pause and listen for God’s answer to you

I call to the LORD for help;
I plead with him.
I bring him all my complaints;
I tell him all my troubles.

In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask, seek, knock….hear!
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read MATTHEW 15 verses 32-39 again – in another version?
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray….to the LORD our God

I call to the LORD for help;
I plead with him.
I bring him all my complaints;
I tell him all my troubles.

In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.

Daily Devotions for Monday 27th February, 2023

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

Reading : MATTHEW 15 verses 21-31
Meditation : take time and consider this event this Monday morning.
A Woman’s Faith.
What words stay with you?
How would you describe your faith in Jesus at this time?

Then Pray with words and songs of faith in response to the LORD our God

Praise the LORD!
Sing a new song to the LORD;
praise him in the assembly of his faithful people!
Be glad, Israel, because of your Creator;
rejoice, people of Zion, because of your king!
Praise his name with dancing;
play drums and harps in praise of him.

O we believe
Help our unbelief!
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our Kirk Session
God of grace and mercy and wisdom, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from MATTHEW 15 verses 21-31
Reflect on what you read and then give praise to our God in response

Praise the LORD!

The LORD takes pleasure in his people;
he honours the humble with victory.
Let God’s people rejoice in their triumph
and sing joyfully all night long.

And so to you, O God, we bring our evening words of prayer
Grant us great faith as we step into tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen!