Tag: Midday
Daily Devotions for Saturday 11th February, 2023
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : MATTHEW 9 verses 18-34
Meditation : take time to consider these verses and events this morning.
Jesus.
The daughter of an official.
The woman who touched.
Two blind men.
Jesus.
Whose story stays with you?
What is your picture of Jesus like now?
And then Pray in response
For yourself
For others
O LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.
Hear my morning prayer
Hear the morning prayers of your people
As we bow before You
As we ask of You
In Jesus’ name.
Amen
Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer
Dear Lord,
Matthew teaches us that You care intensely about people.
Most notably those who are on the margin of society; the aged, the blind,
The infirm, the psychotic, and even those
whom we would naturally distrust.
Give us encouragement and grace to follow Your example,
that we may show Your Glory in our lives.
Amen
Evening
Reading : read these verses again from MATTHEW 9 verses 18-34
Reflect on these events 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
As we bow before You
As we ask of You
In Jesus’ name.
Amen
Daily Devotions for Thursday 9th February, 2023
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : MATTHEW 9 verses 1-8
Meditation : take time and consider what happens here – as your day starts.
A Paralysed man is Healed
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
O LORD
Our Saviour and Healer.
Hear our many prayers
In Jesus’ name
Amen.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on colleagues and friends
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out help and healing and blessing we ask
Evening
Reading : read the set verses again from MATTHEW 9 verses 1-8
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 8th February, 2023
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Three in One
Reading : MATTHEW 8 verses 23-34
Meditation : consider all that happens here as your day starts.
Jesus calms a storm.
Jesus heals a man.
What is your response to God’s written Word today?
Is there a storm to be calmed?
Is there a healing to be sought?
Then turn to pray to this Jesus in response
And ask….seek….knock….
Amen and Amen
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on your neighbours
O LORD, give grace and hear our prayers we ask this day.
Evening
Reading : read this passage again from MATTHEW 8 verses 23-34
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
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Midday Prayer with Others
On this first Tuesday in February 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, the SEEPG churches, our nation and our world at this time – especially the people and leaders of Turkey and Syria
Y-ield to His Kingdom ways
Daily Devotions for Tuesday 7th February, 2023
Upper Room day – time-out with God
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord
Reading : MATTHEW 8 verses 18-22
Meditation : consider all that is said here as your day starts.
Following Jesus.
What do the words mean to you at this time?
Is there someone you know who needs a word of encouragement?
Take time to Pray in response – including for others known to you in need at this time
Pray honestly. Humbly.
We can but worship you this day O LORD
We can but ask for help to follow you more closely this day O LORD
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 MATTHEW 8 verses 18-22
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes
My God, our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we thank you for your help today
as Jesus’ followers
As we journey from today to tomorrow
as Jesus’ followers
As we name others we care about before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.