Daily Devotions for Monday 21st October, 2024

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

Reading : DANIEL chapter 2
Meditation : take time and consider this passage this Sunday morning.
Nebuchadnezzar’s dream

What words stay with you?

Then Pray with your own words in response to the living and true God

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on your neighbours
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from DANIEL chapter 2
Reflect on what you read and then pause to pray to our God in response

Praise the LORD!

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 Monday 14th October, 2024

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

Reading : EZEKIEL chapter 37 vs 1-14
Meditation : take time to consider these words of Jesus as your day starts.
Valley of Dry Bones
Prophesy
Breath of Life

What words stay with you today?
Where do you see yourself in this passage?

Then Pause to Pray in response to this God we believe and trust in

Pray your own words at the start of this day
Asking, seeking, knocking for this Breath of Life afresh

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on someone you chatted with recently
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from EZEKIEL chapter 37 vs 1-14
– in another version?
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then pray to Father God in response

Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
Hear my evening prayer
Humbly
Honestly
As I lay myself and my church family before you at the end 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 EZEKIEL chapter 12 verses 21-28 – as we continue to pause in the Old Testament….

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 – especially prayerfully supporting the people of Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine, Russia, Yemen and other parts of our world in deep need at this time

We YIELD – say Yes – to His Kingdom ways for tomorrow

Daily Devotions for Monday 7th October, 2024

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

Reading : EZEKIEL chapter 12 vs 21-28
Meditation : take time to consider this short passage this morning
A popular proverb
An unpopular message

What is your response to these events?

Pray in response to what you have read

In and through Christ Jesus we pray together, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on colleagues and friends, old and new
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless each and all we ask – even today.

Evening
Reading : read these words again from EZEKIEL chapter 12 vs 21-28
Reflect on all what happens here and then Pray in response to this God

LORD God, Holy, Holy, Holy we call out.
Hear our varied Monday evening prayers we ask
In and through Christ Jesus we pray together, Amen
.