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Daily Devotions for Tuesday 20th August, 2024

Upper Room day

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

Reading : ISAIAH 42 verses 10-17
Meditation : prayerfully consider these words this morning
A Song of Praise!

What words or images stay with you?
What is your song this morning?

Pray in response to what you have read
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 : ISAIAH 42 verses 10-17
Read these words again – reflect and then pray in response to this God

With words of praise and thanksgiving

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 Wednesday 14th August, 2024

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God

Reading : ISAIAH chapter 25
Meditation : take time to consider all that happened here!
A Hymn of Praise!
A banquet!
Moab punished

What are you challenged and encouraged by this morning?

Then take the time to Pray to this God, our God of blessing
With thanksgiving
With trust

In Jesus’ Name
Amen!

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on believers in the city of Amsterdam
O LORD God, have mercy on each and all and hear our prayers this day we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from ISAIAH chapter 25
Reflect on these words…. And then pray to the LORD our God

Hear our evening prayers, O God, as this day ends.
We believe and trust in You and lay ourselves and all we have before You
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 28th July, 2024

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

Reading : PSALM 145
We take time to consider these words of praise this Sunday morning

What is your response to these words today?
What words are in your prayer this morning?

And then pray in response to this God

In Jesus’ Name, Amen

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

O LORD our God

Continue to teach us how
To trust You with all our heart
and lean not on our own understanding;

Help us day by day
In all our ways to submit to You,
and know You will make our paths straight.

For we do believe and trust in You
Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Amen and Amen

Evening
Reading : read these words again from PSALM 145
Reflect on the Psalm 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 day.
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.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 13th July, 2024

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

Reading : PSALM 111

Meditation : take the time to consider these particular words this Saturday morning.
Praise the LORD!

Which words stay with you as your day starts?
What is your song of praise this morning?

And then take time to Pray in response to the LORD our God
Honestly, humbly.

Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your own 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 the verses again from PSALM 111
Reflect on this song of praise…. and then Pray in response to this God we believe in

Praise the LORD!

In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Daily Devotions for Sunday 30th June, 2024

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

Reading : PSALM 92
we take time to consider these words this Sunday morning ….
A Psalm of praise!

What is your song of praise today?

And then pray in response to this God

In Jesus’ Name, Amen!

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

O LORD our God

Teach us how
To trust You with all our heart
and lean not on our own understanding;

Help us
In all our ways to submit to You,
and know You will make our paths straight.

For we believe and trust in You
Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Amen and Amen

Evening
Reading : read these words again from PSALM 92
Reflect on these words of praise 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 past month
As we name others in need
As we pray for the Church in all corners of our world
To live and speak and sing out of Jesus.
In His saving name, Amen!

Daily Devotions for Saturday 10th February, 2024

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

Reading : EXODUS chapter 15
Meditation : take time to consider this song of praise this morning.
The song of Moses and Miriam
“I will sing to the LORD…”

What encourages and challenges you today?
What is God saying to you about Himself?

And then Pray in response
With a song of thanksgiving for…..and ……

LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.

Hear my morning prayer of thanksgiving
Hear the morning prayers of your people

In Jesus’ name.
Amen!

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your midday prayer

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from EXODUS chapter 15
Reflect on these words as you look back over the day and then Pray in response

LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.

Hear my evening prayer of thanksgiving
Hear the evening prayers of your people

In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen