Tag: Romans

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 30th May, 2023

Upper Room day

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

Reading : ROMANS 8 verses 18-30
Meditation : take time and consider this psalm this morning.
Future Glory.
What words or images stay with you?
What is your prayer of hope today?

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 : read ROMANS 8 verses 18-30 again – in another version?
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray….to the LORD our God

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.

Daily Devotions for Monday 29th May, 2023

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

Reading : ROMANS 8 verses 5-17
Meditation : take time and consider this psalm of praise this particular Sunday morning.
Life through the Spirit.
What words stay with you?
What is your response to God’s Word?

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

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those in a spiritual struggle at this time
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from ROMANS 8 verses 5-17
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
In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Daily Devotions for Sunday 28th May, 2023

Thy Kingdom Come global prayer venture concludes
PENTECOST Sunday!

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

Reading : ROMANS 8 verses 1-4
Meditation : take time and consider this psalm of praise this particular Sunday morning.
Life through the Spirit.
What is God teaching/reminding you today?
What is your response on this Pentecost Sunday?

And then pray in response
Pray with Hope.
Pray for 5 to meet with Jesus.
Pray for evidence of God’s Spirit at work in our world.

Spirit of the Living God
Fall afresh on me

Break me
Melt me
Mould me
Fill me
Use me
Even today

Spirit of the Living God
Fall afresh on me
On your Church
In our nation
In our world

Amen and 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 particular verses again from ROMANS 8 verses 1-4
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God

Spirit of the Living God
Fall afresh on me

Break me
Melt me
Mould me
Fill me
Use me
Even tomorrow

Spirit of the Living God
Fall afresh on me
On your Church
In our nation
In our world

Amen and Amen

Daily Devotions for Saturday 27th May, 2023

Thy Kingdom Come global prayer venture Day 10

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

Reading : ROMANS 6 verses 1-14
‘EMPOWERS’
Meditation : take the time to consider these words of teaching this Saturday morning.
Dead to Sin.
Alive in Christ.
Which words stay with you as your day starts?
What is God teaching you today? What is your response?

And then take time to Pray with Praise in response to this God
Pray with honest words.
Pray for 5 to meet with Jesus.
Pray for evidence of God’s Kingdom power in our world.

Amen we pray together this new day

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 the verses again from ROMANS 6 verses 1-14
‘EMPOWERS’
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray in response to what you have read
Pray with words of confession.
Pray for 5 to meet with Jesus.
Pray for evidence of God’s Kingdom power in our world.

Sing hymns of praise to the LORD;
play music on the harp to our God.
He spreads clouds over the sky;
he provides rain for the earth
and makes grass grow on the hills.
He gives animals their food
and feeds the young ravens when they call.
His pleasure is not in strong horses,
nor his delight in brave soldiers;
but he takes pleasure in those who honour him,
in those who trust in his constant love

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Evening Prayer with Others

As we journey through Advent….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from ROMANS chapter 16 verses 25-27– as we continue to consider the GOOD NEWS about Jesus through 2022 – and those we journey with

We PAUSE with the Lord in prayer as the day closes

We REJOICE in the help and blessings He has given this particular Wednesday – 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

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

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.