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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.

11
Aug2022

Taking Jesus at his word

by Pastor Steve Liersch

‘Go,’ Jesus replied, ‘your son will live.’ The man took Jesus at his word and departed (John 4:50).

10
Aug2022

Sharpening the conscience of service

by Pastor Steve Liersch

From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked (Luke 12:48b).

09
Aug2022

Whom do you fear – and why?

by Pastor Steve Liersch

I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mere mortals, human beings who are but grass, that you forget the Lord your Maker (Isaiah 51:12,13).

08
Aug2022

Travelling with our Lord

by Pastor Steve Liersch

At the Lord’s command they set up camp, and at the Lord’s command they set out. They obeyed the Lord’s order, in accordance with his command through Moses (Numbers 9:23).

07
Aug2022

Being prepared for an unknown deadline

by Pastor Steve Liersch

It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. He will dress himself to serve, make them recline at the table and wait on them (Luke 12:37).

06
Aug2022

Our hope is in God

by Pauline Simonsen

We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield (Psalm 33:20).