Tag: Midday

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

Daily Devotions for Friday 9th December, 2022

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : MICAH 5 verses 1-4

Meditation : take time to consider these verses of promise this morning
A Ruler from Bethlehem.
What does this promise mean to you?

Then take time to Pray for our national leaders at this time
Naming them before Sovereign God

In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those who are hurting in our community
Father God, hear our prayers, have mercy and give help we ask

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from MICAH 5 verses 1-4
Reflect on the way God has led our nation
and pray in response to Him
and for our national and world leaders at this time

LORD God, the God of help and protection,
Our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we return our sacrifice of praise for who you are
And your help even this day
As we bring ourselves and our world to you at the end of this day.
Amen.

Daily Devotions for Thursday 8th December, 2022

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

Reading : MICAH 4 verses 1-5

Meditation : take time and consider what is said here – about God and His ways
The LORD will Reign in Peace
Which words stay with you?

And then pray in response as your day starts

Pray your own words to the LORD God

In Jesus’ name
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on your family members at this time
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out mercy and blessing we ask

Evening
Reading : read the set verses again from MICAH 4 verses 1-5
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 in our lives.
O have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church
On our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 7th December, 2022

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

Reading : JOEL 2 verses 18-32

Meditation : consider all that is said here as your day starts.
The LORD restores.
The Spirit of God poured out.
What is your response to God’s written Word today?
Is there a prayer to experience this on your lips?

Then turn to pray to God in response

O LORD our God,
Thank you for all these words
And all they teach me about who you are.
Receive my sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving
And help me receive from You
Restore
Refresh
Renew
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on your neighbours
O LORD, give blessing and hear our prayers we ask this day.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from JOEL 2 verses 18-32
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
Hear the evening prayers of your people
For we are indeed in need of rescue from this world
Restore us
Refresh us
Renew us
In Jesus’ name. Amen!

Tuesday Midday Prayers with Others

On this Advent Tuesday you are invited to pause and pray with those gathered in the Upper Room today

P-ause with God
R-ejoice in His blessings given
A-sk for the needs of our church family, our nation and our world at this time
Y-ield to His Kingdom ways

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 6th December, 2022

Upper Room day – time-out with God

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

Reading : HOSEA 6 verses 1-3

Meditation : take time and consider these words this morning.
The People say…
What words are you saying to God today?

Take time to Pray in response – including for others known to you in need at this time
Looking again at what the people said.

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 HOSEA chapter 6
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes

God of Hosea and the God of today,
The God of strong love
The God of eternal faithfulness
The God of mercy and forgiveness
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.