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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.

01
Oct2023

How about ‘Yes-then-yes’?

by Pastor Matt Bishop

Which of the two did what his father wanted? (Matthew 21:31a)

30
Sep2023

‘Trust, repeat!’

by Sal Huckel

In you, Lord my God, I put my trust. I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame (Psalm 25:1,2a).

29
Sep2023

Dead … or asleep?

by Sal Huckel

He went in and said to them, ‘Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.’ But they laughed at him (Mark 5:39,40a).

28
Sep2023

The holy name

by Sal Huckel

He shouted at the top of his voice, ‘What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!’ (Mark 5:7).

27
Sep2023

‘Why isn’t God doing anything?’

by Sal Huckel

A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, ‘Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?’ (Mark 4:37,38).

26
Sep2023

Let your li’l light shine!

by Sal Huckel

Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand? For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open (Mark 4:21,22).