Tag: Servant King

Daily Devotions for Saturday 24th August, 2024

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

Reading : ISAIAH 52 verse 13 – chapter 53 verse 12
Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here.
The Suffering Servant
A place of Honour

And then take time to Pray in response to this God
Praying for those struggling to believe in this Jesus
Praying for families and communities suffering because of this Jesus

Thank you God for sending Jesus
Thank you Jesus that you came
Holy Spirit may you ever make us more like this Jesus
Amen and Amen

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 ISAIAH 52 verse 13 – chapter 53 verse 12
Reflect on the truths behind the words…. and then Pray in response to what you have read
For yourself and for others who follow this Servant King

Examine me, O God, and know my mind;
test me, and discover my thoughts.
Find out if there is any evil in me
and guide me in the everlasting way

O make me more and more like this Jesus I pray

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Monday 19th August, 2024

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

Reading : ISAIAH 42 verses 1-9
Meditation : take the time and consider slowly this passage this Sunday morning.
The LORD’s Servant

What words stay with you?

Then Pray with your own words in response to this Jesus, our Servant King

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on believers in the city of Rome
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from ISAIAH 42 verses 1-9
Reflect on what you read and then pause to pray to this God in response

And so to you, O God, we bring our evening words of prayer
In Jesus’ wonderful name, Amen

Daily Devotions for Friday 8th December, 2023

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : ISAIAH chapter 42 verses 1-9
Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning
The LORD’s Servant
Chosen

What words stay with you?
Who is this Servant to you?

Then take time to Pray in response
Looking again at verses 1-4 as your turn to prayer

In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our Church Prayer list
Father God, hear our prayers, have mercy on each and all we ask

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from ISAIAH chapter 42 verses 1-9
Reflect on the way the LORD’s Servant is described
and pray in response to Him

LORD God, Our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we return our sacrifice of praise for who you are
And your help even this day
Forgive us our sins
As we forgive those who have sinned against us even today
As we bring ourselves and our world to you at the end of this day.
Amen.

Daily Devotions for Friday 19th August, 2022

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : ISAIAH chapter 52 v13 – ch.53 v12

Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here.
The Suffering and Glory of the Servant
What images or words stay with you?
What is God saying to you today from His Word?

And then pray in response – as your day starts
Giving thanks for Jesus, the Servant King
Naming others in a place of suffering at this time

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on children and families in Kenya
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from ISAIAH chapter 52 v13 – ch.53 v12 – in another version?
Reflect on the words and images here and pray in response to our Servant King

O LORD, hear our evening prayers
As we return our thanks to you
For all you have done for us
In Christ, Son of God
Through Christ, Son of Man
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 25th September, 2021

Walk of Life – John 9.25

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Son of God

Reading : PHILIPPIANS 2 verses 1-11

Meditation : As we pause with Jesus this morning…
We slow down and take time to consider these words about Him.

And then take time to Pray in response to Christ, Saviour and Lord
Confessing. Receiving. Asking.

P-ause as we consider our Servant King
R-ejoice in who Jesus is
A-sk to be more like Him – even today
Y-ield to follow Him closer today

Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your midday prayer

Be still and know

Be still my restless mind

Be still with God

Be still in this world

Be still in my life

Be still and trust God

In Jesus’ name
Amen

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from PHILIPPIANS 2
Reflect on the words…. and then Pause to Pray in response to what you have read

Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace

In Jesus’ name, Amen.