Daily Devotions for Wednesday 19th August, 2020

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

Reading : PSALM 116

Meditation : prayerfully consider these words as you imagine all that happened.
Which words stays with you?
What has God saved you from?

Then pray in response to this God of ours

‘I love the LORD, because he hears me
He listens to my prayers’

‘The LORD is merciful and good;
Our God is compassionate’

‘Praise the LORD’

In Jesus’ name
Amen and amen!

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those in need of knowing God’s saving presence
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from PSALM 116

Reflect on the words you read and then pray in response

‘I love the LORD, because he hears me
He listens to my prayers’
Even during this day

‘The LORD is merciful and good;
Our God is compassionate’
And so I thank Him today

‘Praise the LORD’
This evening

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 12th August, 2020

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

Reading : PSALM 106 verse 12

Meditation : consider what is said here in this one verse as your day starts.
Which promises by God do you hold onto at this time?
What is your response to God’s written Word today?

Then turn to pray to our Faithful God of promise in response

O LORD our God,
Thank you for these words
And all they teach me.
May we be a people
Who ever believe your promises
In our lives
In our community
In our world
In these days of 2020
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the City Council in our city
O LORD, give wisdom and hear our prayers we ask this day.

Evening
Reading : read this verse again from PSALM 106
Reflect on the words you have read and then pray in response – to this God, our God

LORD God, our God, God of wonderful promises,
Hear the evening prayers of your people
For we believe and trust in You
Today and tomorrow.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Call to Wednesday Midday Prayer

Come, let us sing to the Lord!
Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come to him with thanksgiving.
Let us sing psalms of praise to him.
For the Lord is a great God,
a great King above all gods.
He holds in his hands the depths of the earth
and the mightiest mountains.
The sea belongs to him, for he made it.
His hands formed the dry land, too.

Come, let us worship and bow down.
Let us kneel before the Lord our maker,
for he is our God.
We are the people he watches over,
the flock under his care.

Together we say Amen and Amen!

Words from this morning’s Daily Devotions – Psalm 95

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 5th August, 2020

Pray for Summer Buzz on TV this week!

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : PSALM 95

Meditation : consider these particular words from the psalmist this morning.
‘Come let us bow down and worship him’
Consider the words and images used in this psalm.
What is God saying to you today as your day starts?
Is there a response God is asking of you?

And then pray in response – to this God of ours
Looking again at verses 1-7 as you turn to prayer

O LORD our God,
Mighty God,
Our Maker.
This is our song of praise!
In Jesus’ name,
Amen and amen!

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the staff of your local supermarket
LORD, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these set verses again from PSALM 95

Humbly reflect on what you read and then pray in response – for yourself and
for others you have met during this day

LORD God, Father God, hear our many different prayers.
As we bring our sacrifice of praise
As we confess our sins
As we name others before you
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Call to Midday Prayer

Those who live in the shelter of the Most High
will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
This I declare about the Lord:
He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;
he is my God, and I trust him.

Together we say Amen

Words from this week’s Daily Devotions – Psalm 91

Call to Midday Prayer

Let all that I am wait quietly before God,
for my hope is in him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress where I will not be shaken.
My victory and honor come from God alone.
He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.
O my people, trust in him at all times.
Pour out your heart to him,
for God is our refuge.

Together we say Amen.

Words from this morning’s Daily Devotions – Psalm 62