Tag: Holy Spirit

Daily Devotions for Monday 22nd June, 2020

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

Reading : EPHESIANS 1 verses 13 and 14

Meditation : take time to consider this part of Paul’s letter.
The promised Holy Spirit.
What encourages or challenges you today?
Which part of these verses will you hold onto today?

Pray in response to what you have read
Reading again the words as you turn to prayer

Spirit of the living God
Fall afresh on me
Spirit of the living God
Fall afresh on us

In and through Christ Jesus, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our children and young people at this time
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these words again from EPHESIANS 1.13+14
Reflect on the truths written here and then Pray in response

‘For a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit
On the people of God
All over the world,
And in all worship traditions.
For a readiness to be changed and made new;
For a softening of the ground of our hearts
To receive without fear.’

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 21st June, 2020

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

Reading : REVELATION 3 verses 1-6

Meditation : take time to consider this part of the Bible.
The message to the Church in Sardis.
What are you encouraged and challenged by?
Which part of the message stays with you?

And then pray in response

O God, our God,
Hear our Sunday prayers
We ask
as your Church
In Jesus’ Name, Amen

Midday
Pray the words of the Lord’s Prayer as your own 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 these opening verses again from REVELATION 3
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response at the end of your day

O LORD, our Maker, our Great King,
We bring our evening sacrifice of praise to you.
As we return our thanks to you
As we acknowledge You our Saviour and Help even this day.
As we pray for all corners of our world
To know of Jesus.
In His saving name we ask, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 20th June, 2020

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

Reading : REVELATION 2 verses 18-29

Meditation : take time to consider this part of the Bible.
The message to the Church in Thyatira.
What are you encouraged and challenged by?
Which part of the message stays with you?

And then Pray in response

O God, the Judge of all,
Hear my morning prayer
And have mercy
As I lay myself
And your Church
And this day
Before you
In Jesus’ name.
Amen

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

Come, Holy Spirit, live in me and transform my life.
You are a most precious gift, the breath of the living God.
You bring certainty to my trembling uncertainties, focus to my disorientation.
You bring companionship in my loneliness, comfort in my sadness,
strength for my weakness, courage for my fearfulness, hope in my despair.

Come, Holy Spirit, live in me and transform my life.
You have the power to change my mundane into your special,
the power to lift my earthbound self to your glory,
the power to change my monochrome to glorious technicolour,
the power to make me, even me, your light in the world.

Come, Holy Spirit, live in me and transform my life.
Amen.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from REVELATION 2 at the end of your day
Reflect on these words as you look back over your day and then Pray in response

LORD God, our God, hear our prayers this evening
As we return our thanks to You
As we bring our prayers of confession to You
And trust You for tomorrow
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Friday 19th June, 2020

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : GALATIANS 5 verse 25

Meditation : take time to consider these words this morning.
Keeping in step with the Spirit.
What is your response to God’s Word today?

Take time to Pray in response

O God of power and grace,
As I read these words
Help me believe
And trust in You
In good times and in hard times.
May Your Holy Spirit work in and through me.
As You were doing through Paul
As You are doing across the world.
And help me, O help me,
To keep in step with the Spirit
Even today.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those who work in the Westminster Parliament.
Father God, hear our prayers, have mercy and pour out blessings we ask

Evening
Reading : read these words again from GALATIANS 5.25
Reflect on the way God has led you in your life
and pray in response to Him – with humility
as you look back on your day

Lord Jesus, hear our evening prayers
As we bring ourselves to you at the end of this day.
As we name others before You.
Amen.

Daily Devotions for Thursday 18th June, 2020

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

Reading : GALATIANS 5 verses 22 and 23

Meditation : take time to consider all that is said here – as your day starts.
The Fruit of the Spirit.
How would you describe each fruit in your life at this time?

And then pray in response as your day starts

O Spirit of the Living God
Help us
Cleanse us
Fill us
Even today
We ask in Jesus’ name.
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those who work in the Scottish Parliament
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out a blessing we ask on each and all

Evening
Reading : read the words again from GALATIANS 5.22-23
Reflect on them at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours

O LORD God, hear our evening prayers as we thank You for Your call on our lives
And the gift of your Holy Spirit.
O have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church
On our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 17th June, 2020

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

Reading : GALATIANS 5 verse 16

Meditation : consider what is said here as your day starts.
Live by the Spirit.
What is God teaching you today from His Word?
How will you put it into practice in your life?

Then turn to pray to God in response

Spirit of the living God
Fall afresh on me
Spirit of the living God
Fall afresh on me
Break me
Melt me
Mould me
Fill me
Use me
Spirit of the Living God
Fall afresh on me
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the City Council in our city in these days
O LORD, have mercy and hear our prayers we ask this day.

Evening
Reading : read these words again from GALATIANS 5.16
Reflect on the words you have read and then pray in response – to this God, our God

LORD God, our God, God of holiness, hear the evening prayers of your people
For we are indeed in need of rescue from this world
And from ourselves
O make us more and more like Jesus we ask!
In Jesus’ name. Amen.