Daily Devotions for 20th February 2017

Morning

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

Reading : Psalm 81

Meditation : consider this song for a festival to be held in Israel.
Which verse are you drawn to?
What is God saying to you today?

Pray in response – using the words from the psalm below…..

‘Shout praises to the God of Jacob.’ 

‘I am the LORD your God.

Just ask, and I will give you whatever you need.’ 

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessings on the suffering Church in Nigeria
O Lord…hear our cry.

Evening

Reading : read these verses again
Reflect on their meaning – then and now – and then pray to this God in response

Father God, hear my evening prayer.

 

Daily Devotions for 19th February 2017

Morning

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

Reading : Psalm 80

Meditation :  take time to consider all that is said here.
Read verses 14 and 19 again.

and then pray to this God of Israel – for our nation in theses days

‘God All-Powerful,
Please do something!
…..Smile on us and save us.’
In Jesus’ Name we call out,
Amen.

Midday

Pray for the Church – in every nation – to know Sunday blessings
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry!

Evening

Reading : read the verses again from Psalm 80

Reflect on how they apply to your homeland and then Pray in response
O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask.

Daily Devotions for 18th February 2017

Morning

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

Reading : Psalm 70

Meditation : take time to prayerfully consider this short prayer for help
Which words mean something to you at this time in your life?
Read again verses 4 and 5

And then Pray in response – making these words your morning prayer
For another
For yourself 

O God who saves,
Hear my prayer.
Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday

Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your midday prayer
(See Matthew 6 or online under the Prayer tab on LK website)

Father God, who provides and forgives… hear our prayers.

Evening

Reading : read these 5 verses again

Reflect on the words … and then Pray to this God who does ‘care about me’
LORD God, our God, hear our evening prayers.

Daily Devotions for 17th February 2017

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading :   Psalm 60

Meditation : take time to consider this prayer for deliverance
Which words stay with you?
What is God’s message for you today from this psalm? 

And then take time to Pray in response as God leads you

Amen – we pray together.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on Christians in Yemen
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask 

Evening

Reading : read this psalm again

Reflect on the words you have just read and pray in response
O God, ‘answer our prayers’ we so cry.

Daily Devotions for 16th February 2017

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : Psalm 50

Meditation :   take time and consider all that is said here in these words…
What is God saying to you about ‘true worship’?

Then take time to pray in response – with praise and worship

(Pray your own words to the LORD God……..)
O LORD, hear our prayers and receive our morning praise to You
Amen.

Midday

Pray for believers in Iraq at this time
Lord, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask.

Evening

Reading : read verses 1-5 again

Reflect on God, our God, as your day ends….
and Pray in response to Him
O LORD God, hear our evening prayers

Daily Devotions for 15th February 2017

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : Psalm 40

Meditation : take time and consider the psalmist’s words.
Consider his song of praise….and his prayer for help.
Which words stay with you today?

and then pray in response to God

O LORD our God,
Hear our prayers, our cries.
And move among us we ask
With Your grace and power, mercy and forgiving love
And pull one and another out of a pit – today.
We are poor and needy
Without you indeed.
Oh hear our prayers, our cries.
Amen and amen!

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on the Church in Pakistan
LORD, hear our prayers.

Evening

Reading : read the words again of Psalm 40

Reflect on verses 11 and 17 and then pray in response to this God
LORD God, Father God, hear our evening prayers.