Daily Devotions for Thursday 5th September, 2024

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

Reading : JEREMIAH chapter 6 verses 16-19
Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here – as your day starts.
Stand
Look
Ask
Walk

Which words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?
What is your response?

And then pray in response as your day starts
Pray your own words to the LORD God

O LORD
Our Miracle providing God
Hear our many prayers
For ourselves
For others
In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Big Idea Group of Churches
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out help and strength we ask

Evening
Reading : read the set verses again from JEREMIAH chapter 6 verses 16-19
Reflect on these words again at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours with confidence

O LORD God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank You for Your help and provision in our lives.
O have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church Family
On our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 4th September, 2024

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Three in One

Reading : JEREMIAH chapter 5 verses 12-19
Meditation : consider all that happens here as your day starts.
Rejected

What is God teaching/reminding you from these words?

Then turn to pray to Him in response
Pray your own words

Humbly
Honestly
Thankfully

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the wider SEECOS Church Family
O LORD, give help and hear our prayers we ask this day.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from JEREMIAH chapter 5 verses 12-19
Reflect on the words you have read and then pray in response – to this God, our God

LORD God, our God,
God who deserves our thanks and worship
Hear the evening prayers of your people
For we are indeed in need of rescue from this world
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 3rd September, 2024

Upper Room day – time-out with God

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord
Reading : JEREMIAH chapter 3 verses 6-20
Meditation : take the time to consider these words and events today
Repent
Idolatry

What is your response to God’s Word this morning?

Pause and Pray to Him in response

We can but worship you this day O LORD
With our thoughts and doubts and wonderings
We can but ask for those in need or trouble this day O LORD
As we call out to you for our world in these days
In Jesus’ name we pray, 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 JEREMIAH chapter 3 verses 6-20
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes

God of the Israelites of old and the God of today,
The God of saving grace,
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.

Time-out Tuesday upper Room

As we step into September 2024….and reflect on God’s 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 John and 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 walked prayerfully around the Kirk building? As you do…pray for the building, inside and outside… The COVID-19 memorial is now in place, beside the Cairn, and you may want to visit and pause there.

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.

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 September our focus is on the book of JERTEMIAH. 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 2024.

Daily Devotions for Monday 2nd September, 2024

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

Reading : JEREMIAH chapter 2 verses 1-12
Meditation : take the time to consider these words today
God’s care for His People
Unfaithfulness

What is your response to God’s Word today?
What words stay with you?

Pray in response – to this God, our God ,

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 friends and family members
O LORD, have mercy on each and give help we ask

Evening
Reading :
read the set verses again prayerfully at the end of your day
Reflect….. and then pray to this 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
Confessing my failures of this day
Trusting you for tomorrow
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Sunday Evening Prayer with Others

As we step into a new week….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from JEREMIAH chapter 1 – as we continue to pause in the Old Testament….

We PAUSE with the Lord in prayer as the day closes….

We REJOICE in the help and blessings He has given this particular Sunday – to us and to others

We ASK for His presence, peace and strength – for ourselves and for others in our church family and our nation and in our world at this time – especially prayerfully supporting the people of Israel, Gaza, Ukraine, Russia, Yemen and other parts of our world in deep need at this time

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