Tag: Paul

Daily Devotions for Sunday 7th May, 2023

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

Reading : EPHESIANS 4 verses 1-16
Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
Unity in the Church.
God’s People.
What words stay with you?
What encourages and challenges you today?

And then pray in response to the LORD our God
Pray your own prayer for the Church in these days.

O LORD our God,
Hear our prayers this morning.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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

Dear LORD God,
As we witness the trials and the groaning of your beautiful creation,
which in large part we have caused, we ask You humbly
to grant us Your wisdom to try to put right all that we have done to foul it up.
We also ask You to bring about that new Kingdom with a
New Heaven and Earth to the end that we can see how Great is Our God!
We ask this of You, Mighty God, so that we may look forward to Your closer presence, through the blessings of Jesus our Saviour,
and the power of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from EPHESIANS 4 verses 1-16
Reflect on all that is said here in this particular passage and then Pray in response to our God

O LORD, our God,
Hear our evening prayers for Your Church
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 30th November, 2022

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God

Reading : ROMANS chapter 16 verses 25-27

Meditation : take time to consider what these verses teach us about our God and His ways
Closing Words.
What are you challenged and encouraged by this morning?

What has God been saying to you through Romans these past weeks?

Then take the time to Pray to this God, our God of Glory!
Look again at verse 27 as you turn to prayer

Praise my soul the King of heaven!

Praise Him! Praise Him!

In Jesus’ Name
Amen!

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Church across the United Kingdom
O LORD God, have mercy on each and all and hear our prayers this day we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these words again from ROMANS chapter 16 verses 25-27
– in another version?
Reflect on the truths behind the words…. And then pray with praise to the LORD our God

To God be the glory great things He has done!

Hear our evening prayers, O God, as this day ends.
We believe and trust in You and lay ourselves before You.
As we step into a new month – with you – together
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Monday 28th November, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS chapter 15 verses 18-21

Meditation : take time and consider this passage this Monday morning.
Paul’s Reasons.
What words stay with you?
What are your plans for today?

Then Pray with your own words in response to the LORD our God

Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done

As you step into today
As you plan for tomorrow

In Jesus’ name, Amen

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

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from ROMANS chapter 15 verses 18-21
Reflect on what you read and then 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
As we look back on today
As we step into tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Daily Devotions for Sunday 27th November, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS chapter 15

Meditation : take time and consider these words written by Paul this Sunday morning.
Pleasing Others.
Paul’s Plans.
What is God teaching/reminding you about His ways?
What words stay with you?

And then pray in response to this God of encouragement
– noting again the words of verses 1-6 as you turn to prayer
For yourself and for others

O God of patience and encouragement
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
We name others before you
In Jesus’ Name, Amen

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

Lord, we thank You for our founder, Paul
We thank You for his wisdom and resolve
Help us to understand the intricacy
Of his message, and to follow You as a Christian Nation
Built from the ‘nations’.
In Jesus’ name
Amen

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from ROMANS chapter 15
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God

O God of patience and encouragement
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
We name others before you
As we thank you for the blessings of this Sunday
In Jesus’ Name, Amen