Tag: February

Daily Devotions for Sunday 4th February, 2024

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

Reading : EXODUS chapter 5
Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning
Bricks without straw
Unfair treatment

What encourages and challenges you today?
What words stay with you?

And then pray in response to the LORD our God
Pray your own prayer as you step into today.
Naming others receiving unfair treatment at this time

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer

O LORD our God
The God of Moses and Joshua
The God of miracles and signs
O LORD our God
Come near to us

O LORD our God
The God of miracles and signs
The God of holy things
O LORD our God
Be merciful to us

O LORD our God
The God of holy things
The God of battles and victories
O LORD our God
Help us we call out

In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from EXODUS chapter 5
Reflect on all that happens here in this particular passage
and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, our Great God,
Hear our evening prayers of praise 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 receiving unfair treatment
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 3rd February, 2024

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

Reading : EXODUS chapter 3
Meditation : take time to consider these verses afresh this morning
Moses and the Burning Bush
“I will be with you..”

What is your response to these verses this morning?

And then Pray in response to what you read – to this Holy God of ours.
Pray for God’s leading and help today for yourself and for another

In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your midday prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven
Hallowed be Your Name.
Your kingdom come
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our sins
As we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory.
Now and for ever
Amen

Evening
Reading : read EXODUS chapter 3 again
Reflect on this God, your God, our God…. and then Call on Him in your evening Prayer

LORD God, our God, receive our praise
For who You are
Holy, holy, holy.
For your help and protection even today
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 Friday 2nd February, 2024

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : EXODUS chapter 2
Meditation : take time to consider God at work behind these events
Moses’ birth
Moses flees

What words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

Then take time to Pray in response to this God
Naming others who have run away from troubling circumstances

O LORD our God
Give help and courage we ask
In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those on our Church Prayer List at this time
Father God, hear our prayers, give grace and help we ask

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from EXODUS chapter 2
Reflect on the way God is at work in your life
and pray in response to Him

LORD God, Eternal and living God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we return our sacrifice of praise for who you are
And your help even this day
As we bring ourselves and our world to you at the end of this day.
Amen.