Tag: King

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 2nd May, 2023

Upper Room day – time-out with God

Prayer for Healing in McDonald Room

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

Reading : PSALM 24
Meditation : take the time and consider this psalm this morning.
The LORD is King.
King of glory.
What do the words mean to you at this time?
Is there somewhere in your life God is wanting to enter as King?

Take time to Pray in response – including for others known to you in need at this time
Looking again at the verses as you turn to pray

We can but worship you this day O LORD
We can but ask for those in need or trouble this day O LORD
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
In our lives
As it is in heaven
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 PSALM 24
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes

God of the psalmist and the God of today,
The God of kingdom truth and justice
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.

Daily devotions for Monday 1st May, 2023

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

Reading : 1 SAMUEL chapter 8
Meditation : take the time to consider this passage today.
God’s people ask for a king.
Samuel.
What words or images stay with you?
What is God saying to you this morning about Himself?
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
For God’s people – the Church.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on members of the Royal Family.
O LORD, have mercy on each and all and give saving grace we ask

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
Confessing the failures of your people
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 5th March, 2023

2nd Sunday in Lent

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

Reading : PSALM 2
Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning in Lent.
The Nations.
God’s Chosen King.
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 of praise and thanks.

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.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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

Dear Lord,
Some of us come to the season of Lent
with an attitude or practice of self denial
to remind us of your 40 days fasting in the desert.
Whether or not we each do this,
please help us all to use this time
to prayerfully examine our way of life and our commitment to You.
Amen

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from PSALM 2
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 call out to you for our world
As we name before you those we are concerned about.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 10th December, 2022

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

Reading : ZECHARIAH 9 verses 9-17

Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning.
The Coming of The King!
What encourages and challenges you today?
What is God saying to you from His Word?

And then Pray in response
With thanksgiving!
With hope!

LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.

Come, Lord Jesus!

Hear my morning prayer
Hear the morning prayers of your people

In Jesus’ name.
Amen

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

Dear Lord, help us to remember at this time of
Presents and Puddings,
Cards and Chocolates,
Paper hats and Limericks
With all the Glitz of Christmas celebration
That the King of Glory came Humbly into our world.
In Jesus’ name
Amen

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from ZECHARIAH 9
Reflect on these words as you look back over the day and then Pray in response

And then Pray in response
With thanksgiving!
With hope!

LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.

Come, Lord Jesus!

Hear my evening prayer
Hear the evening prayers of your people

In Jesus’ name.
Amen