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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.

12
Dec2022

More than spectators

by Pastor Matt Bishop

The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him – the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding … of counsel and of might … and he will delight in the fear of the Lord (Isaiah 11:2,3a).

11
Dec2022

Jesus’ encouraging word for the truth-tellers

by Pastor Matt Bishop

When John, who was in prison … (Matthew 11:2).

10
Dec2022

God is bigger than we know

by Kimberley Pfeiffer

Blessed are those … whose hope is in the Lord their God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever (Psalm 146:5,6).

09
Dec2022

Let us live our lives by the Light

by Kimberley Pfeiffer

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness – on them a light has shined (Isaiah 9:2).

08
Dec2022

Hope in suffering

by Kimberley Pfeiffer

There will be no gloom for her who was in anguish (Isaiah 9:1).

07
Dec2022

The cross is our sign of hope

by Kimberley Pfeiffer

Behold the virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14b).