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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.

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May2022

Anxious humility

by Emma Strelan

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you (1 Peter 5:6,7).

12
May2022

Tracing Jesus

by Emma Strelan

To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps (1 Peter 2:21).

11
May2022

Wait, who’s the shepherd now?

by Emma Strelan

Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood (Acts 20:28).

10
May2022

The ninety-nine

by Emma Strelan

If a man owns a hundred sheep, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? (Matthew 18:12).

09
May2022

The incarnate shepherd

by Emma Strelan

As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered (Ezekiel 34:12).

08
May2022

Jesus, plainly

by Emma Strelan

How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly (John 10:24).