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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.

23
Apr2022

Recognition

by Milton Eckermann

You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God, I will extol you (Psalm 118:28).

22
Apr2022

It’s done

by Milton Eckermann

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit (1 Peter 3:18).

21
Apr2022

Kicking against the traces

by Milton Eckermann

See, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame (1 Peter 2:6b).

20
Apr2022

Rules new and old

by Milton Eckermann

Because the residents of Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognise him or understand the words of the prophets, they fulfilled those words by condemning him (Acts 13:27).

19
Apr2022

The church is shrinking

by Milton Eckermann

I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you (Ezekiel 36:25).

18
Apr2022

What do I have?

by Milton Eckermann

I am the Lord, and there is no other; besides me there is no god. I arm you, though you do not know me (Isaiah 45:5).