Daily Devotions for Wednesday 19th June, 2024

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Three in One

Reading : PROVERBS 10 verse 1
Meditation : prayerfully consider these words this morning

What words stays with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you about today?

Then pray in response to this God of ours
Pray with confidence
Pray with honesty
Pray with humility
Pray for those in your own family at this time

In Jesus’ name
Amen and amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on believers in Kyrgyzstan.
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless them all real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from PROVERBS 10 verse 1
Reflect on the words you read and then pray in response

LORD God, merciful God, our God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank you for all you have provided this day
As we thank you for our own family members
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 18th June, 2024

Upper Room day

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

Reading : PROVERBS 9 verses 10-12
Meditation : take time and consider these verses this new morning.

What words or images stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you 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 : PROVERBS 9 verses 10-12
read these words again – reflect and then pray in response to 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.

I rest in Him this evening

In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.

Tuesday Time-Out

As we journey through these days of June 2024….and pause to take time-out with God…

At Liberton Kirk we usually set aside a Tuesday each week and provide a place with space – the UPPER ROOM – a place for time-out in our busy days above the Kirkgate Cafe. This is a safe place for you to be.

The Upper Room will be open this Tuesday and you are encouraged to take time-out with God…..to find a quiet place with space at this busy time of year…..7.30am-7.00pm……with opportunities to pray with John and others at 8am… Midday and 7pm….

* A space for you to be still in your busy needy world
** To pause and pray with God at this time – the God of all comfort, wisdom, mercy and hope.
* To listen to God – Father Son and Holy Spirit – in these times

You are also encouraged to visit the Offering House – beside the gates – 8am-5pm each day – where you can find more information and helpful leaflets and booklets about our faith and our Kirk. There is also a Prayer Request Box situated here for you to leave your own personal requests – our Prayer Team will prayerfully support those you name. Have you walked the Word for Today round the church building? It takes about 20-30 minutes and is focussed on words from Matthew 14 verses 22-33…. The COVID-19 memorial is now in place, beside the Cairn, and you may want to visit and pause there.

You are also encouraged to use the bench at the top left of the Kirkyard (under the large tree – weather permitting!) to pause and pray – to be still with God – to ask, seek, knock, wait and receive.

The Daily Devotions have been taking us to a daily time of considering God’s Good News with God’s written Word – and you may want to pause to pray with others at the start of each day as we consider the truths behind the words of this part of the Bible. During June, our focus is on the book of Proverbs as well as some Psalms. This is available on the Kirk website blog and our social media pages on Facebook and Twitter from 7am- and in the church magazine.

And – don’t forget the brief Sunday morning Reflection at 8am…….and the Thy Kingdom Come global prayer venture daily reflections on our YouTube channel….from members of our Church Family providing a Sunday reflection over the 11 days period. This year the venture ran 9-19 May. Will you still be praying for 5??

May we each and all experience time-out with the Living and True God – whenever – wherever – as we continue to journey through 2024.

Daily Devotions for Monday 17th June, 2024

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

Reading : PROVERBS 8 verses 7 and 8
Meditation : take time and consider these 2 verses this Sunday morning.
Truth
Lies

What do these words mean for you at this time?

Then Pray with your own words in response to Father God

In Jesus’ name, Amen

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

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from PROVERBS 8 verses 7 and 8
Reflect on what you read and then pause to pray to our God in response

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

Thy Kingdom Come – Cheeky Pandas – Jesus, friend to Children

As we move onward from Thy Kingdom Come 2024 ……so we keep praying!!

Each Sunday at Midday we are re-visiting the daily themes – including the Cheeky Pandas and Youth Videos for the younger members of our Church Family!

Here was the Cheeky Pandas post from TKC with Archbishop of Canterbury telling a story for us to ponder afresh…..

Daily Devotions for Sunday 16th June, 2024

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

Reading : PSALM 53
Meditation : take time and consider this part of the Bible this Sunday morning.
God looks down from heaven…

What do these words mean for you today?
How would you describe your walk with God at the moment?

And then pray in response – using the words of verses 2 and 3 as you turn to prayer

O God of grace-giving-Life
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
We call out to you for those we know
In Jesus’ Name, Amen!

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer

O LORD our God

Teach us how
To trust You with all our heart
and lean not on our own understanding;

Help us
In all our ways to submit to You,
and know You will make our paths straight.

For we believe and trust in You
Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Amen and Amen

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from PSALM 53
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God
Looking again at verse 1

O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for the blessings of this Sunday
Forgive us our sins
Even today
As we forgive those who have sinned against us
Even today
As we believe and trust in you
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow
With hope and confidence in You above all others
In Jesus’ name, Amen.