Tag: Habakkuk

Daily Devotions for Saturday 4th June, 2022

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

Day 10 of Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture
This is a global venture as Christians around the world
Pray for up to 5 friends to meet with Jesus
Pray for evidence of God’s Kingdom on earth
As it is in heaven
Pray for God’s Kingdom will to be done
In our lives
In our community where we live
In His Church
In our nation
In our world

Reading : HABAKKUK 2 verse 1

Meditation : as we pause with Jesus today we take time to consider these words this morning.
Waiting in SILENCE.

And then Pause in prayer in response to what you read
With this God we believe and trust in
Waiting
Listening
Asking
Receiving

In Jesus’ name
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 HABAKKUK 2 verse 1 again
Reflect on this God, your God, our God…. and then wait with Him in your evening Prayer

Be still and know
That He is God

In Him we trust

Eternal and Faithful One

In Jesus’ name.
Amen.

Daily Devotions for Thursday 18th November, 2021

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

Reading : HABAKKUK chapter 3

Meditation : take time and consider these words of faith as we pause with God today.
What is God teaching/reminding you?

And then pray in response to what you have read
Making Habakkuk’s words your own this morning
as you rejoice in God’s faithfulness to you

Make the words of verses 17-19 your own words of prayer

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of 24-7 Prayer in our world
Father God…hear our prayers and bless this venture we ask.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from HABAKKUK 3
Reflect on this part of the Bible at the end of your day
and Pray with rejoicing in response to our God – for His good gifts to you

Even though the fig trees have no fruit
and no grapes grow on the vines,
even though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no grain,
even though the sheep all die
and the cattle stalls are empty,
I will still be joyful and glad,
because the LORD God is my saviour.
The Sovereign LORD gives me strength.
He makes me sure-footed as a deer
and keeps me safe on the mountains

In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 17th November, 2021

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

Reading : HABAKKUK 2 verses 2-20

Meditation : Consider these words of answer as we pause with Habakkuk today.
What has God been saying to you recently?

I will climb my watchtower
and wait to see what the LORD will tell me to say
and what answer he will give to my complaint.

And then take the time to Pray in response to what you have read
Pausing. Waiting. Hearing. Receiving.

In Jesus’ name
Amen and amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of Christian Aid in our world
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless them all real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the words again from HABAKKUK 2
Reflect on the words you read and then pray in response to this God, our God

P-ause with God
R-ejoice in His answers
A-sk for someone else
Y-ield to God’s ways

I will climb my watchtower
and wait to see what the LORD will tell me to say
and what answer he will give to my complaint.

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 16th November, 2021

Upper Room day – time-out with God

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

Reading : HABAKKUK 1 v1- ch.2 v1

Meditation : consider what is written here as we pause with Habakkuk.
Notice his honest words as he asks God his questions!
Is there a question you are asking God at this time?

Take time to Pray in response to the LORD our God
Wait. Ask. Listen. Hear.

In Jesus’ Name
Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
‘Thy Kingdom come’ Father God
LORD our God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read the passage again from HABAKKUK 1 and 2
Reflect on these words…. And then pray to the God we believe and trust in
For yourself and for others in need of hearing from God at this time

In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen.

A Call to Evening Prayer with Others

As your Wednesday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we journey through this new week

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from HABAKKUK 2 verse 1

You are encouraged to follow the pattern of P-R-A-Y which we have found to be a blessing from Lectio365/24-7 Prayer

P ause in God’s presence – acknowledge He is with you where you are

R ejoice in the blessings of this day He has given

A sk for His help – for yourself and for a situation/person known to you at this time

Y ield to His Kingdom will for tomorrow – say yes!

An Evening Prayer from Lectio365/24-7 Prayer
‘Slowing my breath and relinquishing my worries,
I open my hands to pray…

Come Holy Spirit to my mind
I receive your comfort
Come Holy Spirit to my heart
I receive your peace
Come Holy Spirit to my soul
I receive the Father’s love for me’

Amen we say together