Tag: Monday

Daily Devotions for Monday 6th February, 2023

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

Reading : MATTHEW 8 verses 1-17
Meditation : consider all that happens here as your day starts.
Jesus heals a man.
Jesus heals a servant.
Jesus heals.
What words or images stay with you?
What is God saying to you this morning about His Kingdom ways?
Who is on your prayer list for a healing touch?

Pray in response – to our God , the God who is with us

Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and worship
Of belief and trust
Of need for healing – for yourself and others

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on members of your family
O LORD, have mercy and give healing we ask

Evening
Reading : read the passage again from MATTHEW’s Gospel at the end of your day
Reflect….. and then pray to God in response

LORD God, the LORD Almighty, hear my prayer this evening.
As I thank you for the blessings of this day
As I call out to you for others
As I lay myself and this world before you
Asking for your healing touch
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Monday 30th January, 2023

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

Reading : MATTHEW chapter 6 verses 25-34

Meditation : take time and consider this passage this particular Sunday morning.
Do not Worry.
But seek first…
What words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?
What is your response?

Then Pray with honest and humble words in response to the LORD our God

Praise the LORD!
Sing a new song to the LORD;
praise him in the assembly of his faithful people!
Be glad, Israel, because of your Creator;
rejoice, people of Zion, because of your king!
Praise his name with dancing;
play drums and harps in praise of him.

O LORD our God
Teach us
Help us
Strengthen us
Guide us
Even this day
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Church in Scotland
O God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from MATTHEW chapter 6 verses 25-34

Reflect on what you read and then 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
As we thank you for the blessings of this day
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 23rd January, 2023

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

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

Reading : MATTHEW chapter 5 verses 27-30

Meditation : take time and consider this psalm of praise this particular Sunday morning.
Adultery.
It is better for you to…
What words stay with you?
What is your response to God’s written Word today?

Then Pray with honest and humble words in response to the LORD our God
Confessing
Receiving
Naming others before Father God

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on Emily and Laura as they serve us
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from MATTHEW chapter 5 verses 27-30
Reflect on what you read and then pray in response to our God in response

And so to you, O Father God, we bring our evening words of prayer
Confessing
Receiving
Naming others before you
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Daily Devotions for Monday 16th January, 2023

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

Reading : MATTHEW chapter 5 verse 8

Meditation : take time to consider these words as your day starts.
The pure in heart.
Let the Holy Spirit speak with you about your inner being.

Then Pause to Pray in response to the LORD our God
With honest humility.

Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and thanksgiving
Of confession and trust
For others
For our nation
For our world

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on John and Lindsay and their family.
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these words again from MATTHEW chapter 5 verse 8 – in another version?
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then pray to our God in response

True and Faithful One, hear my evening prayer
Have mercy
Purify my heart
As I lay myself and this world before you at the end of today
In Jesus’ name, Amen.