Daily Devotions for Sunday 31st January, 2021

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

Reading : HEBREWS 4 verses 14-16

Meditation : take time and consider this passage this particular Sunday morning.
Jesus, the Great High Priest.
What does this mean for you in your life?
What is God teaching you about Himself today?

And then pray in response – using these truths as you turn to Prayer

Lord Jesus, our Great High Priest.
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
This day
And tomorrow.
Amen.

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

Thank you, our Lord and God most high,
for your constant love every morning and your faithfulness each night,
for all you have done that rejoices our hearts:
you have taught us your wisdom, you have blessed us in our worship,
you have given us happiness, you have kept us safe,
you have strengthened us through the passing years.
Lord, we trust in your mercy and protection:
thank you, Lord. Amen

(based on the words of Psalm 92)

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from HEBREWS 4
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God of ours

O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for the blessings of this Sunday
As we believe and trust in you
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Pause to Pray with Others

On this particular Saturday..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 and neighbours

For all who have received the vaccine in our city this past week

For NHS and Care Home staff in our city

For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making

Pause to Pray with Others

On this particular Friday..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 who are home-schooling 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

Daily Devotions for Friday 29th January, 2021

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : EPHESIANS 1 verses 15-23

Meditation : take time to feed on these words and the truths written here.
Spiritual Blessings in Christ.

Pray to this God of ours in response
Giving thanks to Him!

O Giving God
Thank you
Thank you!
As I read these words.
Help me let the Holy Spirit work out these truths
Even today.
May you guide and bless others I care for
At this time in their lives
Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on someone you have met or heard from this week
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this rich passage again from EPHESIANS 1
Reflect on the words and truths written here and pray in response to the Master Giver

Living LORD, hear our evening prayers and receive our praise
As we believe and trust in you
For the large and the small things in our lives
For the world we live in.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Pause to Pray with Others

On this particular Thursday..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 and neighbours

For all who are grieving 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