Help us, Lord, to pray that the future will be “greater” than the past.

No-one goes on forever. We read about David’s reign coming to an end, about David being replaced by Solomon (1 …

Lord, You love us …

Lord, You love us. You call us to love You. Help us, Lord, to grow in our love for You …

Lord, we thank You that Jesus has risen from the dead.

Lord, we thank You that Jesus has risen from the dead. Death has been defeated. Jesus is Lord. As we …

Lord, so often, we’re thinking, “What am I going to get out of this? …

Lord, so often, we’re thinking, “What am I going to get out of this? – when we should be thinking, …

Lord, You speak to us Your Word of warning – and Your promise of blessing.

Lord, You speak to us Your Word of warning – and Your promise of blessing. You call us back from …

Lord, You have saved us …

Lord, You have saved us. You call us, now, to live in obedience to Your Word. Teach us Your way, …

We thank You, Lord, that victory comes from You.

We thank You, Lord, that victory comes from You – “I have handed Jericho over to you” (Joshua 6:2). Help …

Where does victory come from?

Where does victory come from? Does it come from ourselves? No! It comes from You, Lord. You give us the …

Lord, we like to take it easy …

Lord, we like to take it easy. We like to have a comfortable life. we don’t want to be too …

When, Lord, we settle for anything less than Your very best …

When, Lord, we settle for anything less than Your very best, we miss out on Your blessing – and we …

Help us, Lord, to mean what we say, and say what we mean.

Help us, Lord, to mean what we say, and say what we mean. May our words of faith by backed …

Lord, Your Word gives us a much-needed warning: "Don’t let the world squeeze you into its mould."

Lord, Your Word gives us a much-needed warning: “Don’t let the world squeeze you into its mould” (Romans 12:2). You’re …

Lord, You call us to embrace good change – change that comes from You.

Lord, You call us to embrace good change – change that comes from You. You’re teaching us to say, with …

We thank You, Lord, that Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, "died for our sins" and was "raised" from death for us.

We thank You, Lord, that Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, “died for our sins” and was “raised” from death for …

Help us, Lord, to put the past behind us. …

Help us, Lord, to put the past behind us. Help us to press on into Your future. We learn from …

We thank You, Lord, that we do not live by bread alone.

We thank You, Lord, that “we do not live by bread alone” (Deuteronomy 8:3). We need bread for the body. …

Help us, Lord, to listen to You and live for You …

Help us, Lord, to listen to You and live for You, to speak to You and speak for You. Help …

We thank You, Lord, for Your amazing love …

We thank You, Lord, for Your amazing love – “while we were Your enemies we were reconciled to You by the …

Lord, help us never to think, “We are blessed because we are obedient.”

Lord, help us never to think, “We are blessed because we are obedient.” Help us always to say, “We are blessed …

Living for You, Lord, is not easy.

Living for You, Lord, is not easy. We face determined opposition from Satan. He keeps coming back at us, again …

We thank You, Lord, for Your Holy Spirit.

We thank You, Lord, for Your Holy Spirit. He works in us to bring blessing to us. He works through …

Lord, You’re calling us to grow in Christ.

Lord, You’re calling us to grow in Christ. You’re calling us to be changed – changed in our way of …

When, Lord, we are challenged by Your Word …

Jeremiah 12:1-17 ‘“If any nation does not listen, I will completely uproot and destroy it”, declares the Lord’ (Jeremiah 12:17). …

We thank You, Lord, that Jesus, Your Son, has taken our sin upon Himself.

We thank You, Lord, that Jesus, Your Son, has taken our sin upon Himself. We thank You that He brings …

“When my life was ebbing away, I remembered You, Lord, and my prayer rose to You, to Your holy temple" (Jonah 2:7).

Where does this remembering come from? It comes from the Lord. He puts the prayer into our hearts. Jonah was …

Praying Through God’s Word: James

James 1:1-27 Lord, there seems to be nothing but hard times. What are we to do? We turn to You. …

We look at ourselves, Lord – and our heads go down.

We look at ourselves, Lord – and our heads go down. Again and again, Lord, we let You down – …

When, Lord, we think of Jesus …

When, Lord, we think of Jesus, crucified for us, may our hearts be filled with joyful praise and heartfelt thanksgiving.

Sometimes, we wonder, “Where is our life leading us?”

Genesis 5:18-32 Lord, help us to walk with You. Sometimes, we wonder, “Where is our life leading us?” That depends, …

We thank You, Lord, that Your Son, Jesus is ‘the same yesterday and today and forever.’

We thank You, Lord, that Your Son, Jesus is “the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). When everything …

Don’t say, ‘I’ll read God’s Word tomorrow.’ Read His Word today.

Proverbs 22:1-29 ‘So that your trust may be in the Lord, I teach you today, even you’ (Proverbs 22:19). Lord, …

God’s Son, God’s Love, God’s Faithfulness

Isaiah 16:1-17:3 ‘In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a Man will sit on it – One from …

Lord, we need Your Word of encouragement.

Lord, we need Your Word of encouragement. Sometimes, our problems seem to be so big. Help us to see that …

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble" (Psalm 46:1).

Our strength comes from the Lord. In ourselves, we are weak. In Him, we are strong.

Lord, You call us to "be filled with Your Spirit" …

Lord, You call us to “be filled with Your Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18) – the Spirit of holiness, the Spirit of …

Lord, You gave Your Son, Jesus – to be our Saviour.

Lord, You gave Your Son, Jesus – to be our Saviour. Help us to give ourselves to You – to …

"With God we shall gain the victory, and He will trample down our enemies" (Psalm 60:12).

When, Lord, we’re feeling defeated, Your Word gives us great encouragement. The battle isn’t ours. It’s Yours. The victory isn’t …

We thank You, Lord, for Your Holy Spirit.

We thank You, Lord, for Your Holy Spirit. He works in us to bring blessing to us. He works through …

Lord, what we cannot do for ourselves, You do for us.

Lord, what we cannot do for ourselves, You do for us. Before we can be exalted by You – exalted …

Lord, we have begun to follow Jesus. …

Lord, we have begun to follow Jesus. Help us to keep on following Him. Again and again, we are tempted …

How, Lord, are we to come to You?

Jeremiah 3:1-25 Lord, You call us to ‘return’ to You (Jeremiah 3:14,22). You call us to make our response to You. …

Lord, we are, so often, dragged down to the world’s way of living.

Lord, we are, so often, dragged down to the world’s way of living. Again and again, we fail to respond …

Help us, Lord, to look, listen and learn.

Help us, Lord, to look, listen and learn. We look into Your Word. We listen to what Your Word is …

Lord, help us to become "mighty" for You – "mighty" in Your strength, "mighty" in Your victory.

1 Chronicles 11:20-12:7  We read, Lord, of “the mighty men of the armies”, “the mighty men who helped … in …

Jesus is able to deliver us from the evil one.

Psalm 91:1-16 ‘Surely He will save you from the traps of the hunter’(Psalm 91:3). Lord, You have given us Your warning. …

We thank You, Lord, that You invite us to come to You and receive salvation.

Isaiah 1:1-31 We thank You, Lord, that You invite us to “come” to You and receive salvation – “though your …

You keep on loving us, no matter what’s going on in our lives.

Psalm 119:73-96 Lord, we rejoice in Your ‘constant love’. This is our ‘comfort’ – You keep on loving us, no …

Lord, You give us more than religion …

Matthew 16:5-23Lord, You give us more than religion – You give us salvation. We cannot, through our religion, bring ourselves …

Praying Through God’s Word: Galatians

Galatians 1:1-2:10 Lord, we thank you that You have given to us “a revelation of Jesus Christ” (Galatians 1:12). Christ …

Satan – Determined And Defeated

Isaiah 21:1-17  Lord, we live in a situation of conflict. We are at war with the enemy. Satan is Your …

The Great Love Of God

Psalms 113:1-114:8  ‘The Lord is high above all nations… Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on …

Are we to say, ‘God loves me. I can do what I like’?

Psalm 103:1-22 ‘Praise the Lord’(Psalm 103:1-2,20-22). Lord, You’re calling us to praise You for His ‘steadfast love’. You are ‘abounding …

Lord … From Everlasting to Everlasting, You are God.

Psalms 89:38-90:17 ‘Lord, You have been our dwelling place throughout all generations… From everlasting to everlasting, You are God’(Psalm 90:1-2). Lord, …

Lord, we want blessing – but we’re not so keen on obedience.

Lord, we want blessing – but we’re not so keen on obedience. Help us to learn from Jesus. For Him, …

Lord, help us to listen to Your Word …

Lord, help us to listen to Your Word, walk in Your way and “worship You in Spirit and in truth” …

We thank You, Lord, that "we have peace with You through our Lord Jesus Christ."

We thank You, Lord, that “we have peace with You through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1). We thank You …

So often, we fail You, Lord – but You never fail us.

So often, we fail You, Lord – but You never fail us. You are the faithful God. We often let …

We thank You, Lord, that Your salvation is greater than our sin.

We thank You, Lord, that Your salvation is greater than our sin. We look at Christ’s sacrifice – He gave …

Lord, help us to take our stand against Satan. Help us to stand in Your strength.

Proverbs 1:8-19 Lord, when Satan comes, we are very weak. We need a strength which is not our own. We …

Lord, when the service of worship comes to an end, may our service of living begin – and never end!

Psalm 132:1-18  ‘Let us go to the Lord’s House; let us worship before His throne’ (Psalm 132:7). Lord, You’re calling …