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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.

28
Oct2022

Repentance releases new vision

by Kathy Matuschka

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time (1 Peter 5:6).

27
Oct2022

Renewing the existing trees

by Kathy Matuschka

Come near to God and he will come near to you (James 4:8a).

26
Oct2022

New shoots producing new things

by Kathy Matuschka

I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots and plant it on a high and lofty mountain (Ezekiel 17:22b).

25
Oct2022

God will restore

by Kathy Matuschka

I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite (Isaiah 57:15b).

24
Oct2022

Standing (or kneeling) in the gap

by Kathy Matuschka

I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you (Nehemiah 1:6b).

23
Oct2022

I’ve got nothing

by Kathy Matuschka

But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner’ (Luke 18:13).