Isaiah

Daily Devotions for Resurrection Sunday 20th April, 2025

Easter RESURRECTION Day!

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

Reading : ISAIAH chapter 55
Meditation : take time and consider this chapter again this Easter Sunday morning.
Come! Come! Come!

What do these words mean for you today?
Who can you bring to the Risen Jesus today?

And then pray in response – to this generous God
With Easter thankfulness!

In Jesus’ Name, Amen!

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

Father God, Our God
We can but offer to you
Our sacrifice of praise
For loving us
For sending Jesus
For triumphing over
The Cross
The Tomb

Holy Spirit
Cleanse us
Fill us
Again and again
Use us
Even us

To God be the glory
Great things You have Done!

In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen!!

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from ISAIAH chapter 55
Reflect on the words and wonderful offers given and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for the blessings of this Easter Sunday
As we believe and trust in you
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow and where you send us
With hope and confidence in You above all others
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 19th April, 2025

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

Reading : ISAIAH 53 verse 10-12
Meditation : take the time to consider these few words this Saturday morning.
The LORD says……

Which words stay with you as your day starts?
What is God teaching you today?

And then take time to Pray in response to this God we believe in
For yourself
For others

Amen we pray together this new day

Midday
Pray 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 the verses again from ISAIAH 53 verse 10-12
Reflect on these few words…. and then Pray in response to what you have read

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Friday 18th April, 2025

Good Friday

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : ISAIAH 52 v 13 – ch.53 v 9
Meditation : take time and consider all that happens here
The Suffering Servant

What images or words stay with you?
What words encourage and challenge you today?

And then Pray with honest words to this Jesus in response

And so we ask, Lord Jesus,
With hearts of humble gratitude,
Have mercy on those we name before you
Give hope and deliverance we ask
Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our Pray for 5 list
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them all real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from ISAIAH 52 v 13 – ch.53 v 9
Reflect on the words written here and pray in response to this Jesus we believe in
Honestly
Humbly
Thankfully

In Jesus’ name, Amen and Amen

Daily Devotions for APRIL 2025

“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”

1 Corinthians 15 verse 55

In 2025 it’s all about JESUS!

In April as we journey through Lent and Easter-time we will look at Paul’s letter to the Galatians, dip into Isaiah over the Easter weekend and then consider the truths of 1 Corinthians chapter 15.

We will pause at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.

We are all invited to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ in 2025.

These Devotions are but one way to feed on God’s Word in the morning, at midday, in the evening… to pray with Him continually through the day and even to share with others the treasures or hurdles you discover.
The Church website and Facebook page (even on a handy mobile) provide a fuller daily devotional page. However it all follows the pattern below which the information provided fits into, based on the Kirk’s origins of the Celtic and Northumbrian traditions
which we started as a church family in 2015.

Morning
Reading and Meditation on the content and Prayer of response
Midday
Prayer – mostly for others
Evening
Verse(s) from the morning reading
Reflection and Prayer at the end of the day

Prayer for the Month of APRIL

Father God, Our God
We can but offer to you
Our sacrifice of praise
For loving us
For sending Jesus
For triumphing over
The Cross
The Tomb

Holy Spirit
Cleanse us
Fill us
Again and again
Use us
Even us

To God be the glory
Great things You have Done!

In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen!!

The Lord’s 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

Tuesday Time-Out Prayers

As we step further into January 2025 ….and reflect on God’s faithfulness and walk with us…

At Liberton Kirk we usually set aside a Tuesday each week and provide a place with space – the UPPER ROOM – a place for time-out in our busy days above the Kirkgate Cafe. This is a safe place for you to be.

The Upper Room will be open this Tuesday once more – and you are encouraged to take time-out with God…..to find a quiet place with space at this busy time of year…..7.30am-7.00pm……with opportunities to pray with others at 8am… Midday and 7pm….

* A space for you to be still in your busy needy world
** To pause and pray with God at this time – the God of all comfort, wisdom, mercy and hope.
* To listen to God – Father Son and Holy Spirit – in these times

You are also encouraged to visit the Offering House – beside the gates – 8am-5pm each day – where you can find more information and helpful leaflets and booklets about our faith and our Kirk. There is also a Prayer Request Box situated here for you to leave your own personal requests – our Prayer Team will prayerfully support those you name. Have you visited the nativity scene in the Offering House? As you do…pray for your family, and the Kirk buildings, inside and outside..and all those who pass through the doors and gates. The COVID-19 memorial is now in place, beside the Cairn, and you may want to visit and pause there. Have you walked the new Word for Today around the Kirk building? It is based on Isaiah 61….

You are also encouraged to use the bench at the top left of the Kirkyard (under the large tree – weather permitting!) to pause and pray – to be still with God – to ask, seek, knock, wait and receive.

In the evening you are invited to the Church Gathering for Prayer (on Zoom this month) as we come together to say thanks for blessings received…to wait and listen with God….to focus on the way ahead and those in need on our Prayer List….. All are welcome!

The Daily Devotions have been taking us to a daily time of considering God’s Good News with God’s written Word – and you may want to pause to pray with others at the start of each day as we consider the truths behind the words of this part of the Bible. During January our focus has been on some of the things that Jesus did. This is available on the Kirk website blog and our social media pages on Facebook and Twitter from 7am- and in the church magazine.

And – don’t forget the brief Sunday morning Reflection at 8am…….and the Thy Kingdom Come global prayer venture daily reflections on our YouTube channel….from members of our Church Family providing a Sunday reflection over the 11 days period. This year the venture ran 9-19 May. Will you still be praying for 5??

May we each and all experience time-out with the Living and True God – whenever – wherever – as we continue to journey through January 2025.

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 10th December, 2024

Upper Room day

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

Reading : ISAIAH chapter 55
Meditation : take time and consider these words and truths this morning.
God’s offer of Mercy

What words or images stay with you?
What is God saying to you today from His written Word?

Take time to pause and Pray in response to what you have read
Taking time to pause and listen for God’s answer to you

I call to the LORD for help;
I plead with him.
I bring him all my complaints;
I tell him all my troubles.

We believe
Help our unbelief
As we wrestle with your Kingdom ways in our lives

In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

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

Evening
Reading : ISAIAH chapter 55 – in another version?
Reflect on these words …. and then Pray….to the LORD our God
Father, Son and Holy Spirit
For yourself
For others

I call to the LORD for help;
I plead with him.
I bring him all my complaints;
I tell him all my troubles.

In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.