Daily Devotions for Thursday 28th November, 2024

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

Reading : JONAH chapter 2
Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here in prayer

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

And then pray in response – as your day starts

Pray your own words of faith and trust to the LORD our God.

Lord
I believe
Help my unbelief
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on believers in Mexico
Father God…hear our prayers and bless each and all we ask.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from JONAH chapter 2
Reflect on these words of prayer at the end of your day
And then Pray in response to this God – with your words of faith and trust

Lord
I believe
Help my unbelief
Give saving grace to those struggling with faith and doubt
We ask
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 27th November, 2024

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

Reading : JONAH chapter 1
Meditation : prayerfully consider these words and events this morning
Jonah disobeys the LORD his God

What words stays with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you about His ways today?

Then pray in response to this God of ours
Pray with honesty
Pray with humility
Pray for those struggling with God’s ways

In Jesus’ name
Amen and amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those on your personal prayer list
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless them all real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from JONAH chapter 1
Reflect on the words you read and then pray in response

LORD God, merciful God, our God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank you for all you have provided this day
As we thank you for your Church worldwide
Telling others of Jesus the Christ
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday Prayers with Others

On this last Tuesday in November – you are invited to pause and pray where you are with those gathered in the Upper Room today……

P-ause with God
R-ejoice in His blessings given
A-sk for the particular needs of our church family, the SEECOS church family, our nation and our world at this time – especially the people and leaders of Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine, Russia, Yemen and other countries in need
Y-ield to His Kingdom ways

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 26th November, 2024

Upper Room day and Gathering for Prayer in the evening (on Zoom)

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

Reading : AMOS chapter 9
Meditation : take time and consider this closing chapter this Tuesday morning

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

Pray in response to what you have read
Looking again at verse 6

Taking time to pause and listen for God’s answer to you

I call to the LORD for help;
I plead with him.
I bring him all my complaints;
I tell him all my troubles.

In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask, seek, knock….hear!
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : AMOS chapter 9
Read these words again – reflect and then pray in response to our God
The LORD of verse 6

I call to the LORD for help;
I plead with him.
I bring him all my complaints;
I tell him all my troubles.

In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.

Daily Devotions for Monday 25th November, 2024

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

Reading : AMOS chapter 8
Meditation : take time and consider this passage this Monday morning.
Another vision
Israel’s doom

What words stay with you?

Then Pray with your own words in response to this God we believe in
Praying for our world
Praying for Israel

In Jesus’ name, Amen

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

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from AMOS chapter 8
Reflect on what you read and then pause to pray 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

Daily Devotions for Sunday 24th November, 2024

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

Reading : AMOS chapter 7
We take time to consider these words this Sunday morning ….
3 visions
Amos and Amaziah

And then pray in response to our God
Naming others known to you seeking the way forward from God

In Jesus’ Name, Amen

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

O LORD our God
The God of Hosea and Joel
The God of Amos and Jonah
Journey with us
In the good and the bad times

O Spirit of our God
The God of Hosea and Joel
The God of Amos and Jonah
Forgive us
Restore and Renew us

O Living LORD our God
The God of Hosea and Joel
The God of Amos and Jonah
Have mercy upon us
Teach us Your ways of justice

O LORD our God
The God of Hosea and Joel
The God of Amos and Jonah
Be Patient with us
Use even us

Amen and Amen!

Evening
Reading : read these words again from AMOS chapter 7
Reflect on these words and then Pray in response at the end of your day

O LORD, our Great Hope,
We bring our evening sacrifice of praise to you
For who you are
As we acknowledge You our Help even this Sunday.
As we name others in need
As we pray for the Church in all corners of our world
To live and speak of Jesus.
In His saving name, Amen.