Tag: Thursday

Daily Devotions for Thursday 14th January, 2021

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : PSALM 62

Meditation : take time and consider what is said here – as your day starts.
What do these words mean to you?
What is God teaching you about Himself?

And then pray in response as your day starts

Pray your own words to the LORD God
In worship and thanks for what you have read,
In confession and need to be more like Jesus,
And for others known to you at this time in a hard place.

O LORD
Receive our morning praise and hear our prayers.
We ask in Jesus’ name.
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of Edinburgh City Mission in 2021
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out a blessing we ask on each and all

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from PSALM 62
Reflect on these words again at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours with confidence

O LORD God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank You for Your help in our lives.
O have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church
On our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Pause to Pray with Others

On this particular Thursday..as the nation is in a further stage of Lockdown.. you are invited to pause and pray with others in our city and across the nation…to the LORD our God, our Father God.

You are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus

For family and friends and neighbours

For all anxious about their jobs in our city at this time

For NHS and Care Home staff in our city

For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making

Daily Devotions for Thursday 7th January, 2021

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : EXODUS 20 verses 1-21

Meditation : take time and carefully consider these familiar words.
What is God saying to you today about Himself from His Word?

Then pray in response to the LORD as your day starts
Looking again at verses 20 and 21

Pray your own words this morning to the LORD God as you come near to Him……..

In Jesus’ name. Amen and Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those wrestling with decisions at this time
Lord, hear our prayers and bless each and all real good we ask.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from EXODUS 20
Reflect on the words written here – and what God is saying to you now.
Pray in response to this God who is the Living and True One

O LORD, hear our evening prayers as this day closes
As we return our thanks to You.
As we humbly confess our sins
As we lay all we are and have before You
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Pausing to Pray with Others

At this time in your Thursday and in these changing times you are invited to pause and pray with others in our city and across the nation…to the LORD our God, our Father God.

You are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus

For family and friends

For all who live in our city at this time

For NHS and Care Home staff in our city

For our country and our national leaders at this time