Tag: Midday

Daily Devotions for Sunday 20th October, 2024

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

Reading : DANIEL chapter 1
Meditation : take time and consider this part of the chapter again this Sunday morning.
Daniel – in Babylon
Trained
Decides not to defile himself

What words stay with you?
What is God saying to you today?

And then pray in response – to this God of Daniel’s

O God of truth and grace
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
We offer you our songs of praise
This new day
In Jesus’ Name, Amen!

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

O LORD our God
The God of Ezekiel and Daniel
Yesterday, today and forever
Breathe upon us

O Spirit of our God
The God of Ezekiel
Yesterday, today and forever
Renew and Restore us

O Living LORD our God
The God of Daniel
Yesterday, today and forever
Empower and use us

O Holy Spirit of our God
The God of Ezekiel and Daniel
Yesterday, today and forever
Fill us afresh

Amen and Amen!

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from DANIEL chapter 1
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for the blessings of this Sunday
As we believe and trust in you
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow
With hope and confidence in You above all others
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 19th October, 2024

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

Reading : EZEKIEL chapter 47 vs 1-12
Meditation : take the time to consider these words and images this Saturday morning.
A River
Ankle deep
Knee deep
Deeper

Which words stay with you as your day starts?
What is God teaching you today?
How deep are you into the River?

And then take time to Pray in response to this God

Amen we pray together this new day

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your own 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 the verses again from EZEKIEL chapter 47 vs 1-12
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray in response to what you have read
This is our God! The God who takes us deeper…

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Friday 18th October, 2024

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : EZEKIEL chapter 46
Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here
Gates and Festivals and Worship

What images or words stay with you?
What words encourage and challenge you today?

And then Pray with honest words to this God of ours in response

Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them
and who depend on the LORD their God,
the Creator of heaven, earth, and sea,
and all that is in them.
He always keeps his promises;
He judges in favour of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry

And so we ask, Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on those we name before you
Give hope and blessing we ask
Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those on our Church Prayer List
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them all real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from EZEKIEL chapter 46
Reflect on the words written here and pray in response to this holy God

Honestly
Humbly

In Jesus’ name, Amen and Amen

Daily Devotions for Thursday 17th October, 2024

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : EZEKIEL chapter 44 vs 1-14
Meditation : take time and consider these words this new morning.
Look carefully
Listen closely

Which words stay with you?
What has God been saying to you recently?

Then pause to pray to Father God
Seek…..ask…..listen….hear…..

Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on your medical centre staff
God of grace…hear our prayers and pour out blessings we ask

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from EZEKIEL chapter 44 vs 1-14
Reflect on these words – at the end of your day
and Pray with honest words in response to this God – our Father God

People will speak of your mighty deeds,
and I will proclaim your greatness.
They will tell about all your goodness
and sing about your kindness.
The LORD is loving and merciful,
slow to become angry and full of constant love.
He is good to everyone
and has compassion on all he made.

O LORD, hear our evening prayers
As we ask, seek and knock on heaven’s door
For members of our Church family at this time
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 16th October, 2024

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God

Reading : EZEKIEL chapter 43 vs 1-12
Meditation : take time to consider all that happened here!
God’s Glory
The Temple

What are you challenged and encouraged by this morning?

Then take the time to Pray to this God, our God of Glory
As we bow before Him

In Jesus’ Name
Amen!

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on local shopkeepers near your home
O LORD God, have mercy on each and all and hear our prayers this day we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from EZEKIEL chapter 43 vs 1-12
Reflect on these words…. 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.