Tag: Isaiah

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 12th July, 2022

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

Reading : ISAIAH chapter 12

Meditation : take time and consider this very short chapter this morning.
A Hymn of Thanksgiving.
What do the words mean to you at this time?
Is there a song of thanksgiving on your lips?

Take time to Pray in response – words of thanksgiving to our God

We can but worship you this day O LORD
Singing our hymns of thanksgiving
We can but ask for those in need or trouble this day O LORD
Those who are not in a place of thanksgiving
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 ISAIAH chapter 12
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes

God of Isaiah and the God of today,
The God of strong love
The God of eternal faithfulness
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.

Evening Prayer with Others

As we step into this week – with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from ISAIAH chapter 11 – as we continue to consider the GOOD NEWS about Jesus through 2022

We PAUSE with the Lord in prayer as the day closes

We REJOICE in the blessings He has given this day – to us and to others

We ASK for His presence, peace and strength – for ourselves and for others in our world at this time

We YIELD – say Yes – to His Kingdom ways for tomorrow

Daily Devotions for Monday 11th July, 2022

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

Reading : ISAIAH chapter 11

Meditation : take the time to consider this passage today.
The Peaceful Kingdom.
Exiles will return.
What words or images stay with you?
What is God saying to you this morning about His ways?
What is your response to God’s Word today?

Pray in response – to our God , the God who is with us

Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and worship
Of confession and trust
Of need – for yourself and others

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on the Church in our city
O LORD, have mercy we call out and pour rich blessings!

Evening
Reading : read the passage again prayerfully at the end of your day
Reflect….. and then pray to God in response

LORD God, the LORD Almighty, hear my prayer this evening.
As I thank you for the blessings of this day
As I call out to you for others
As I lay myself and this world before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 10th July, 2022

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

Reading : ISAIAH 10 verses 5-27

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
Assyria used by God for God’s purposes.
What words stay with you?
What encourages and challenges you today?

And then pray in response to the LORD our God
Pray your own prayer for our world at this time

O LORD our God,
Good and majestic One,
Creator God,
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You.
We lay our nation, our leaders, our world before you.
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
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 ISAIAH 10 verses 5-27
Reflect on all that is said here in this particular passage and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, our Great God,
Hear our evening prayers of praise we ask
As we thank you for what we read
As we look back over our day
As we look ahead to tomorrow
As we name before you parts of our world we are concerned about.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 9th July, 2022

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

Reading : ISAIAH 9 verses 1-7

Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning.
The Future King.
Consider these words of good news!
Is there a word that stays with you from these verses?

And then Pray in response to what you read – to this God of ours.
Looking again at verses 6 and 7
As we thank God for sending Jesus

In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen!

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

O God of Good News
Thank you

O God of Good News
Help us

O God of Good News
Hear us

O God of Good News
Use us

In Jesus’ name
This is our prayer
Together
Amen

Evening
Reading : read ISAIAH 9 verses 1-7 again – in another version?
Reflect on this God, your God, our God…. and then Call on Him in your evening Prayer

LORD God, our God, receive our praise
For who You are
For your help and protection even today
And as we give it all back to you
May you continue to reach and save people
Through faith in Christ Jesus
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done across our world
In our community, in our city.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.