Daily Devotions for Saturday 7th January, 2023

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

Reading : MATTHEW chapter 4 verses 18-22

Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning.
Jesus chooses four Fishermen.
Disciples.

What encourages and challenges you today?
What is God saying to you from His Word?
Is He calling you to do something for Him?

And then Pray in response
To be more like Jesus
Even today

LORD Jesus
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you are.

Hear my morning prayer
Hear the morning prayers of your people

As we live and talk and serve in this world

In Jesus’ name.
Amen

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

Dear Jesus, to each other we have given our gifts of love
When we celebrated your birth.
But the wise men brought gifts
Showing Your Kingship,
The bitterness of life,
And the embalming in death.
Help us to remember that You came Purposefully
To exchange Your Life for ours.
Amen

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from MATTHEW chapter 4 verses 18-22
Reflect on these words as you look back over the day and then Pray in response

LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.

Hear my evening prayer
Hear the evening prayers of your people

As we have lived and talked and served through this day

In Jesus’ name.
Amen

Daily Devotions for Friday 6th January, 2023

Morning
As this week closes…..we Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : MATTHEW chapter 4 verses 12-17

Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning
Jesus begins his Work.
What words stay with you?

Then take time to Pray in response
Naming others in need of His touch at this time.

In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those in need on your personal prayer list
Father God, hear our prayers, have mercy and give help we ask

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from MATTHEW chapter 4 verses 12-17
Reflect on the way God is at work through Jesus and his followers
and pray in response to Him

LORD God, the God of help and healing,
Our 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.

Daily Devotions for Thursday 5th January, 2023

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

Reading : MATTHEW chapter 4 verses 8-11

Meditation : take time and consider what happens here – as your day starts.
Jesus is Tempted – again. In the desert.
Jesus overcomes the Devil – again.

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

And then pray in response as your day starts
Looking again at verse 10

Pray your own words to the LORD God

O LORD
Our Mighty Deliverer.
Hear our many prayers
In Jesus’ name
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those on our personal prayer list.
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out strength and comfort we ask

Evening
Reading : read the set verses again from MATTHEW chapter 4 verses 8-11
Reflect on these words again at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours with confidence

O LORD God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank You for Your help in our lives.
O have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church
On our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.