Tag: Thy kingdom come
Daily Devotions for Saturday 14th August, 2021
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : PSALM 123
Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning.
A Prayer for Mercy.
What encourages and challenges you today?
What is God saying to you from His Word?
And then Pray in response to this God
LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.
Hear my morning prayer
Hear the morning prayers of your people
In Jesus’ name.
Amen
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 these verses again from PSALM 123 at the end of your day
Reflect on these words as you look back over the day and then Pray in response
LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.
Hear my evening prayer
Hear the evening prayers of your people
In Jesus’ name.
Amen
Pause to Pray for Others
On this Thursday in August…as the nation continues to journey forward with new guidelines and the world wrestles with new cases and vaccine supplies.. you are invited to pause and continue to 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 – in our community, in our nation and in our world
For family and friends and neighbours
For business owners in our city
For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation
For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making
Daily Devotions for Thursday 12th August, 2021
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : PSALM 119 verses 169-176
Meditation : take time and consider what is said here – as your day starts.
An urgent Prayer for Help.
Is there a prayer for help on your lips today?
For yourself? For another?
And then pray in response as your day starts
Pray your own words to the LORD God
O LORD
We ask for help in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Democratic Republic of Congo Bible Society
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out a blessing we ask on this work
Evening
Reading : read the set verses again from PSALM 119
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 for Others
On this Tuesday in August…as the nation starts to journey into new guidelines and the world continues to wrestle with new cases and vaccine supplies.. you are invited to pause and continue to 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 – in our community, in our nation and in our world
For family and friends and neighbours
For children and young people known to you
For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation
For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making
Daily Devotions for Tuesday 10th August, 2021
Upper Room day – time-out with God
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord
Reading : PSALM 117
Meditation : take time and consider this very short psalm this morning.
What do the words mean to you at this time?
Take time to Pray in response – including for others known to you in need at this time
The love of God
The faithfulness of God
We can but worship you this day O LORD
We can but ask for those in need or trouble this day O LORD
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask and seek and knock……and hear
Father God…thank you.
Evening
Reading : read these verses again from PSALM 117
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes
God of the psalmist and the God of today,
The God of strong love
The God of eternal faithfulness
My God, our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we thank you for your help today
As we journey from today to tomorrow
As we name others we care about before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.