Tag: March

Daily Devotions for Saturday 9th March, 2024

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

Reading : PSALM 5
Meditation : take time to consider these particular words this morning.
Give ear to my words, O LORD…

What encourages and challenges you today?
What is God saying to you from His Word?

And then Pray in response
For yourself
For another

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

Hear my morning prayer
Hear the morning prayers of your people

In Jesus’ name.
Amen

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your midday 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

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from PSALM 5
Reflect on these words as you look back over the day and then Pray in response

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

Hear my evening prayer
Hear the evening prayers of your people

In Jesus’ name.
Amen

Daily Devotions for Thursday 7th March, 2024

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

Reading : ISAIAH chapter 65 verses 17-25
Meditation : take time and consider what is said here – as your day starts.
New Heavens
New Earth

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

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

In Jesus’ name
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on believers in Somalia
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out help and strength we ask

Evening
Reading : read the set verses again from ISAIAH chapter 65 verses 17-25
Reflect on these words again at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours – with hope

O LORD God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank You for this hope of a new heavens and a new earth
O have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church
On our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 6th March, 2024

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

Reading : ISAIAH chapter 61
Meditation : consider again all that is said here as your day starts.
Good News

What is your response to God’s written Word today?
What words stay with you as you step into this day?

Then turn to pray to this God in response

O LORD our God
Thank you for these words
And all they teach us
Receive our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving
And confession
And intercession
And help us keep our eyes upward this day
Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on believers in Egypt
O LORD, give help and hear our prayers we ask this day.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from ISAIAH chapter 61
Reflect on the words you have read and then pray in response – to this God, our God

LORD God, our God,
Sovereign and Saviour God
God who deserves our thanks
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 5th March, 2024

Upper Room day – time-out with God

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

Reading : ISAIAH chapter 59

Meditation : take the time to consider these words on this new day
Sins condemned
Sins confessed

What is God saying to you from His written Word today?
What is your response?

Pause to pray….with confession

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 ISAIAH chapter 59
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes

God of Isaiah and the God of today,
My God, our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we thank you for your help and forgiveness 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 4th March, 2024

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

Reading : ISAIAH chapter 56
Meditation : take the time to consider these words this morning
God’s People will include all nations

What is your response to God’s Word today?

Pray in response – to our God , the God who is our Saviour God

Pray your own words at the start of this new week
Of praise and worship
Of need – for yourself and others
For others to know saving grace

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on believers in Yemen
O LORD, have mercy on each and all and give blessings we ask

Evening
Reading : read the set passage again prayerfully at the end of your day
Reflect….. and then pray to this Saviour 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 to know saving grace
As I lay myself and this world before you
Trusting you for all that lies ahead in this week
In Jesus’ name. Amen.