Daily Devotions for Saturday 24th May, 2025

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

Reading : PSALM 100
Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here
Shout for joy!

And then take time to Pray in response to this God
Looking again at verse 4

O LORD our God
Hear our shouts of joy and worship this morning
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 100
Reflect on the truths behind the words…. and then Pray in response to what you have read
With shouts of joy for blessings received – even today.

For the LORD is good and his love endures for ever!

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 21st May, 2025

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

Reading : PSALM 95
Meditation : prayerfully consider these words this morning
Come, let us sing.
Come, let us bow down.

What words stays with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you about His Kingdom ways today?

Then pray in response to this God of ours
Pray with confidence
Pray with honesty
Pray with humility

In Jesus’ name
Amen and amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those making career changing decisions
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless them all real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from PSALM 95
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
Telling others of Jesus
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 20th May, 2025

Upper Room day

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

Reading : PSALM 93
Meditation : take time and consider this passage this Tuesday morning.
The LORD reigns.

What words or images stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today about His Kingdom?

Then Pray in response to what you have read

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 : PSALM 93
Read these words again – reflect and then pray in response to this God

In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.

Daily Devotions for Monday 19th May, 2025

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

Reading : PSALM 92
Meditation : take time and consider this passage this Monday morning.
It is good.
You make me glad.

What words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you about His Kingdom ways?

Then Pray with your own words in response to this God.
With praise and thanksgiving.

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on local shops and businesses
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening

Reading : read these verses again from PSALM 92
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
Thy Kingdom come on earth we call out!
In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Daily Devotions for Saturday 17th May, 2025

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

Reading : PSALM 84
Meditation : take the time to consider these words this Saturday morning.
Blessed are those.

Which words stay with you as your day starts?
What is God teaching you about Himself today?

And then take time to Pray with your own words in response to this God

He heals the broken-hearted
and bandages their wounds.
He has decided the number of the stars
and calls each one by name.
Great and mighty is our Lord;
his wisdom cannot be measured.
He raises the humble,
but crushes the wicked to the ground.

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 84
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray with your own words in response to what you have read
This is our God! The God who gives protection and blessings.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Evening Prayer with Others

As we step into the weekend….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from PSALM 65– as we consider Thy Kingdom Come….

We PAUSE with the Lord in prayer as the day closes….

We REJOICE in the help and blessings He has given this particular Friday – 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 Syria, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine, Russia, Myanmar, Yemen and other parts of our world in deep need at this time

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