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Daily Devotions for Wednesday 17th April, 2024

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God

Reading : EZRA chapter 9
Meditation : take time to consider all that is said here
Ezra’s prayer
Intermarriage

What are you challenged and encouraged by this morning?
What words stay with you?

Then take the time to Pray to this God, our God
Honestly
Humbly

In Jesus’ Name
Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our Communications Group
O LORD God, have mercy on each and all who serve in this way

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from EZRA chapter 9
Reflect on the events and Ezra’s prayer…. And then pray to the LORD our God

Hear our evening prayers, O God, as this day ends.
We believe and trust in You and lay ourselves and all we have before You
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 6th April, 2024

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

Reading : RUTH 4 verses 1-12
Meditation : take time to consider these words this morning.
Boaz Marries Ruth

What encourages and challenges you today?
Who is on your prayer list – married – unmarried – widowed?

And then Pray in response
For others
For yourself

LORD God
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 RUTH 4 verses 1-12
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

Evening Prayer with Others

As we step into a new week….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from MATTHEW chapter 5 verses 27-30– as we start to consider TELLING OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS about Jesus through 2023.

We PAUSE with the Lord in prayer as the day closes

We REJOICE in the help and blessings He has given this particular Monday – 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

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

Daily Devotions for Monday 31st January, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS 7 verses 1-6

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
An Illustration.
What is God saying to you today from His written Word?

Then Pray with your own words to God in response

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on your neighbours in 2022
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from ROMANS 7 verses 1-6

Reflect on what you read and then give praise to our God in response

The LORD takes pleasure in his people;
he honours the humble with victory.
Let God’s people rejoice in their triumph
and sing joyfully all night long.

And so to you, O God, we bring our evening words of prayer
In Jesus’ name, Amen