Daily Devotions for Friday 7th January, 2022

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : ROMANS chapter 7

Meditation : consider all that is said here by Paul this morning.
The Battle with Sin.
What is God teaching/reminding you today?
What words stay with you as you turn to prayer?

And then Pray in response – as God leads you
Pray with honesty to the God of amazing grace and mighty power

Amen – we pray together.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on our Kirk website and social media pages in 2022
Father God, hear our prayers, have mercy and use them real good we ask.

Evening

Reading : read this passage again from ROMANS chapter 7
Reflect on the words you have just read and pray in response

Lord Jesus, hear our evening prayers as we respond to these words

Help us
Forgive us
Cleanse us
Fill us afresh

And bring a blessing to those in the battle this evening we ask.
Amen.

Thursday Evening Prayer with Others

As we have stepped into a new year – with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from ROMANS chapter 6

We PAUSE with Him in prayer

We REJOICE in the blessings He has given this day

We ASK for His presence, peace and strength in 2022 – for ourselves and for others

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

Daily Devotions for Thursday 6th January, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS chapter 6

Meditation : take time and carefully consider these words and truths.
Dead to Sin. Alive to God. In Christ Jesus.
What do they mean to you?
Which words stay with you as you turn to prayer?

Then pray in response to the LORD as your day starts

In Jesus’ name. Amen and Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on our Kirk session in 2022
Lord, hear our prayers and bless each and all who serve real good we ask.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from ROMANS chapter 6
Reflect on the words written here – and what God is saying to you now.
Pray in response to this God who is the God of rich blessings

O LORD, hear our evening prayers as this day closes
As we praise you for who You are
As we return our thanks to You.
As we humbly confess our sins
As we lay all we are and have before You
As we trust you for tomorrow
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Evening Prayer with Others

As we have stepped into a new year – with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from ROMANS chapter 5

We PAUSE with Him in prayer

We REJOICE in the blessings He has given this day

We ASK for His presence, peace and strength in 2022 – for ourselves and for others

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

Pause to Pray for Others

On this first Wednesday of the new year…as the nation and the world wrestles with the new variant and vaccine supplies…and other points of crisis and concern… you are invited to pause and continue to pray with others in our city and across the nation…to the LORD our God, our Father God.

You are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus – in our community, in our nation and in our world – and for parts of the world in turmoil at this time

For family and friends and neighbours

For NHS and Care Home staff in our city and across the nation

For our country and world leaders at this time

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 5th January, 2022

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : ROMANS chapter 5

Meditation : as we pause with God we consider these truths this morning.
Acceptable to God.
Adam and Christ.
What is God saying to you today as your day starts?
Is there a response God is asking of you?

And then pray in response – to this God of ours

O LORD our God,
Hear our morning prayers
In Jesus’ name,
Amen and amen!


Midday

Pray God’s blessing on our Ministry Team in 2022
LORD, hear our prayers and give blessing real good we ask.

Evening

Reading : read these set verses again from ROMANS chapter 5
Humbly reflect on what you read and then pray in response –
for yourself and for others seeking to know God at this time

LORD God, Father God, hear our many different prayers
As we thank you for your call on our lives
O give saving grace we ask to those we name before you
In Jesus’ name, Amen.