Tag: Hosea

Daily Devotions for Saturday 2nd November 2024

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

Reading : HOSEA chapter 2
Meditation : take time to consider these words this Saturday morning.
Unfaithful
God’s love for His people

What encourages and challenges you today?
What is God saying to you from His Word?

And then Pray in response
For the Church, God’s People on Earth
For others on your prayer list
For yourself

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

Hear my morning prayer
Hear the morning prayers of your people

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 these verses again from HOSEA chapter 2
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

Amen and Amen

Daily Devotions for Friday 1st November, 2024

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : HOSEA chapter 1
Meditation : take time to consider this passage and this family this morning
Hosea’s wife and children
Israel

What words stay with you?
Is there a family on you prayer list at this time?

Then take time to Pray in response to Father God
For your own family
For a family in need known to you

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

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those on our Church Prayer List.
Father God, hear our prayers, have mercy on each and all we ask

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from HOSEA chapter 1
Reflect on who is mentioned here
And then pray in response to this God, our God

LORD God, Our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we return our sacrifice of praise for who you are
And your help even this day in leading us
Forgive us our sins
As we forgive those who have sinned against us even today
As we bring ourselves and our families to you at the end of this day.
Grant us all Your peace we ask
Amen.

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 6th December, 2022

Upper Room day – time-out with God

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

Reading : HOSEA 6 verses 1-3

Meditation : take time and consider these words this morning.
The People say…
What words are you saying to God today?

Take time to Pray in response – including for others known to you in need at this time
Looking again at what the people said.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from HOSEA chapter 6
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes

God of Hosea and the God of today,
The God of strong love
The God of eternal faithfulness
The God of mercy and forgiveness
My God, our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we thank you for your help today
As we journey from today to tomorrow
As we name others we care about before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Bible Verse for the Week

This is what he says in the book of Hosea:

“The people who were not mine
I will call ‘My People.’
The nation that I did not love
I will call ‘My Beloved.’
And in the very place where they were told, ‘You are not my people,’
there they will be called the children of the living God.”

Romans 9 verses 25 and 26

A Call to Evening Prayer with Others

As your Monday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from HOSEA 6 verse 1 – ch.7 verses 2

You are invited to pray with….A C T S

A doration in praise and worship for who God is

C onfession for the sins of this day

T hanksgiving for the good gifts God has given today – to you and to others!

S upplication – asking for His help – for a certain situation or person

Daily Devotions for Monday 21st June, 2021

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

Reading : HOSEA 6 verse 1 – ch 7 verse 2

Meditation : take time to consider these particular words as your day starts.
Return…..Restore…..
What words stay with you?
What is God asking of you today?

Then Pray with honesty in response to the LORD our God

Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and thanksgiving
Of confession and trust

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our World Mission Team
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from HOSEA 6 and 7
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then pray to our God in response

Loving and Faithful One, hear my evening prayers
As I pause in your presence
As I lay myself and this world before you at the end of today
In Jesus’ name, Amen.