Tag: Paul

Daily Devotions for Thursday 20th January, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS 2 verses 1-16

Meditation : take time and consider this part of the Bible this morning.
God’s Judgment.
What do the words mean for you today?
What is your response to God’s Word this morning?

And then pray in response – as your day starts

Pray your own words to the LORD our God.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of Christian Aid in 2022
Father God…hear our prayers and bless this work we ask.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from ROMANS 2 verses 1-16
Reflect on the truths behind the words at the end of your day
and Pray in response to God – this God we believe and trust in

O LORD, hear our evening prayers
As we return our praise to you
For all your good gifts to us
Oh again we call out
In wrath, remember mercy!
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 19th January, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS 1 verses 16-32

Meditation : prayerfully consider these words this morning
The Power of the Gospel.
The Guilt of Mankind.
What words stays with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

Then pray in response to this God of ours
Praying for ourselves
Our friends and neighbours
And our city
Our nation
And our world

In Jesus’ name
Amen and amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on Edinburgh City Mission in 2022
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless this work real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from ROMANS 1 verses 16-32
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
As we thank you for our Church Family at Liberton
Oh give saving grace in our day we call out!
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 18th January, 2022

Upper Room day – time-out with God

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

Reading : ROMANS 1 verses 8-15

Meditation : consider this passage as your day starts.
A Prayer of Thanksgiving
What do the words mean for you in your life at this time?

Take time to Pray in response to the LORD our God
Thanking Him for……and for…..

In Jesus’ Name
Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
‘Thy Kingdom come’ Father God
LORD our God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read the passage again from ROMANS 1 verses 8-15
Reflect on the words…. And then pray to this God in response

Lord Jesus, Son of God,
As we thank you for the blessings of this day,
Hear our evening prayers,
As we return our thanks to you.
As we look back on our day
As we trust you for tomorrow
As we now rest in You this evening
Amen and Amen.

Daily Devotions for Monday 17th January, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS 1 verses 1-7

Meditation : we take time to consider these words this morning as we start to unpack Romans bit by bit.
Paul – preacher of the Good News
What is God teaching/reminding you today from His written Word?

Pray in response to what you have read

O God, our God
Hear our morning prayers we ask
As we thank you for the Good News of Jesus
As we thank you for all those we know
Who are preachers of this Good News
Oh give saving grace in our day
To hearers and followers!
In and through Christ Jesus we pray together, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on Bethany Christian Trust in 2022
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless this work real good we ask – even today.

Evening
Reading : read these words again from ROMANS 1 verses 1-7

Reflect on the words written here and then Pray in response

O God, our God
Hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for the Good News of Jesus
As we thank you for all those we know
Who are preachers of this Good News
Oh give saving grace in our day
To hearers and followers!

In and through Christ Jesus we pray together, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Monday 3rd January, 2022

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the LORD God, the Eternal One

Reading : ROMANS chapter 3

Meditation : as we pause with God, we take time to consider these words as the day starts.
What is God saying to you today from His written Word?
What is your response?

Then take time to Pray in response

O LORD God,
Thank you
For Amazing grace
That saved a wretch like me
For loving the world so much
That you gave Your only Son
For Good News
For all
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our City Council in 2022
O LORD, hear our prayers at this time of day and give wisdom and justice we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from ROMANS chapter 3 – in another version?
Reflect on their meaning for you and pray in response…
to this God we believe and trust in

O Living and True God, our heavenly Father, hear our evening prayers
As we pause to worship You for who You are
O forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sinned against us even today.
We ask
Pour out a blessing on those we name before You
Send saving grace to every corner of our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 2nd January, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS chapter 2

Meditation : take time to pause with the Living God on this first Sunday morning of the new year and consider these words from the Bible.
What words/truths stay with you?

Pray in response to what you have read and considered
For others on your prayer list as well as yourself

In Jesus’ name
Today this is my morning prayer
Amen.

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your 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 ROMANS chapter 2 again as your day ends
Reflect on the truths beyond the words and then Pray to this God …our God

O Father, Son and Holy Spirit, hear our evening prayers
As we praise You for who You are
As we return our thanks to you for the blessings of this day.
As we name others in need before You.
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.