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Daily Devotion

Start or finish each day in God’s word, with devotions written by LCANZ members. Sign up to receive Daily Devotion in your inbox every morning. Permission is granted to print and publish these devotions with this acknowledgement: ‘Reproduced with permission: Lutheran Church of Australia 2025.’ If possible, please provide a link to the Daily Devotion archive page: www.lca.org.au/daily-devotion. LCA Communications is producing a week of devotions in advance in ready-to-print format for congregations to deliver to members. To receive a link to the printable sets each week, simply ask us at lca.comms@lca.org.au. Click here to find the print versions of Daily Devotion.

25
Jan2026

Light at the water’s edge

by Anastasia Kim

The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light (Matthew 4:16a).

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24
Jan2026

Stronghold

by Reid Matthias

The Lord is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1)

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23
Jan2026

Name that tune

by Reid Matthias

And they sang a new song (Revelation 5:9a).

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22
Jan2026

The people you meet

by Reid Matthias

Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. ‘Do you understand what you are reading?’ Philip asked (Acts 8:30).

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21
Jan2026

Are you serious?

by Reid Matthias

‘Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?’ Nathanael asked. ‘Come and see,’ said Philip (John 1:46).

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20
Jan2026

The very least

by Reid Matthias

I tell you, among those born of women there is no-one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he (Luke 7:28).

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