Tag: January
Daily Devotions for Saturday 1st January, 2022
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : ROMANS chapter 1
Meditation : take time to consider these opening words of Paul’s letter to the Church in Rome.
What is God teaching/reminding you today?
What words stay with you?
And then Pray in response to what you read – to this God of ours.
Pray for God’s blessing today for yourself and for another in the Church family
In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen!
Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer
Thank you our God
For sending Jesus
The Good News
In our world
Thank you Jesus
That you came
From heaven to earth
As our Good News
Holy Spirit
Inspire us
Enable us
To share this Good News
In our street
In Liberton
In Scotland
In our world
In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen.
Evening
Reading : read ROMANS chapter 1 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 blessings given even today
And as we give it all back to you
May you continue to reach and save people
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done across our world
In our community, in our city.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Daily Devotions for JANUARY 2022
From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus and an apostle chosen and called by God to preach his Good News.
Romans 1 verse 1
During 2022 we will be looking daily at the theme of GOOD NEWS as we journey with Paul through his letter to the ROMANS – and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.
We will also focus on ISAIAH in the Summer weeks and make time for Lent, Easter, Thy Kingdom Come, Advent and Christmas 2022!
It is all about JESUS in 2022!
So take time…make time…and chew over God’s written Word with Him as we consider God’s Good News with Paul and the Romans. We are all encouraged to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ through this coming year.
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
A Prayer for the Month of JANUARY
Thank you our God
For sending Jesus
The Good News
In our world
Thank you Jesus
That you came
From heaven to earth
As our Good News
Holy Spirit
Inspire us
Enable us
To share this Good News
In our street
In Liberton
In Scotland
In our world
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
Daily Devotions for Tuesday 2nd February, 2021
Time out Tuesday with God
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : GENESIS 18 verses 16-33
Meditation : consider all that is said here… at the start of your day.
Abraham pleads for Sodom.
What words stay with you? What is God saying to you from His Word?
And then Pray in response to what you have read
Taking time to intercede for our city
O LORD our God
Hear our cry
Have mercy
Give saving grace
We ask together
In Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
…..and respond to His voice….
Father God…thank you.
Evening
Reading : read the set verses again from GENESIS 18
Reflect prayerfully on these words…. And then pray as your day closes
LORD God, our great God,
For our city
For our nation
For our world
In these days.
Have mercy O Lord!
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Daily Devotions for Monday 1st February, 2021
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the LORD God, the Eternal One
Reading : GENESIS 12 verses 1-9
Meditation : take time to consider these words about Abram and God.
Abram pauses to worship.
What words or images stay with you?
What is God saying to you today about your relationship with Him?
Then take time to Pray in response
Giving God your morning sacrifice of praise.
O LORD God,
In Jesus’ name, Amen!
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the land and people of Colombia at this time
O LORD, hear our prayers at this time of day and have mercy we ask.
Evening
Reading : read the verses again from GENESIS 12
Reflect on their meaning for you and pray in response…to this God of ours
O Living and True God, our heavenly Father, hear our evening prayers
As we offer our evening worship to You
And forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sinned against us even today.
O pour out a blessing on those we name before You
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Pause to Pray with Others
On this particular Sunday..as the nation journeys through this further stage of Lockdown.. you are invited to pause and 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
For family and friends
For all Church leaders in our city at this time
For NHS and Care Home staff in our city
For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making
