Daily Devotions for Sunday 24th March, 2019

3rd Sunday of Lent

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

Reading : PSALM 40

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
What do they mean for you today?
What is your response to God’s Word?

and then pray in response – using verses 1 and 11

O God of help
Thank you
Thank you
For your mercy and love
Even to me
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.


Midday

Pray God’s blessing on someone you prayed for this past week
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and bless this person we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from Psalm 40
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God
O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we cry out to you for others in need in our day
As we thank you for the blessings of this Sunday
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow
As we believe and trust in you
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 17th March, 2019

2nd Sunday of Lent

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

Reading : PSALM 36

Meditation : take time to consider these words on this Sunday.
What words or images stay with you?
What is God teaching you today?

And then pray in response,
including prayers of confidence in the LORD
and for others in need at this time in our world

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray for your church family to know God’s Sunday blessings
O LORD, our God, hear our cry and pour out Your blessing!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Psalm 36
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response at the end of your day
O LORD, hear our prayers we ask.
As we return our thanks to you
As we acknowledge You our Saviour and Help
As we pray for all corners of our world
To know of Jesus.
In His saving name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 10th March, 2019

1st Sunday of Lent

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

Reading : PSALM 33

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
What words stay with you?
What encourages and challenges you today?
Look again at verses 20-22

and then pray in response to the LORD our God

O LORD our God,
Creator God,
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You.
Oh fill us with your Spirit
For of ourselves we get it so wrong
Today and every day!
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those preaching in our land today
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and pour out blessings we ask!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Psalm 33
Reflect on all that is said here by David and then Pray in response to this God
O LORD, our Great Creator God,
hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for what we read
As we look back over our day
As we look ahead to tomorrow
As we name before you those we are concerned about.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 3rd March, 2019

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

Reading : PSALM 30

Meditation : take time to consider this psalm of praise
What is God saying to you today from his Word?
What are you encouraged and challenged by?
Look again at verses 1-3 this morning as you turn to God in prayer.

Pray in response to what you have read and considered
Pray for a church near your home to know Sunday blessings.

In Jesus’ name
Today this is my prayer
Amen.

Midday
Pray for a church near your home to know Sunday blessings
O LORD God, hear and answer our prayers.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Evening
Reading : read Psalm 30 again as your day ends
Reflect on the truths beyond the words and then Pray to this God …our God
Including for others known to you
O Father, Son and Holy Spirit, hear our evening prayers
As we praise You for who You are
As we return our thanks to you for the blessings of this day.
As we name others before You.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.