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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.

14
Sep2026

Quite a bargain

by Jonathan Krause

Then he said, ‘Oh, do not let my lord be angry if I speak just once more’ (Genesis 18:32a).

13
Sep2026

Forgive. Forget. Forever?

by Jonathan Krause

‘Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?’ (Matthew 18:33). 

12
Sep2026

A psalm worth singing

by Emma Strelan Werner

The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love (Psalm 103:8).

11
Sep2026

Please give me a job description

by Emma Strelan Werner

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you (Ephesians 4:32).

10
Sep2026

Costly forgiveness

by Emma Strelan Werner

Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them (Luke 17:4).

09
Sep2026

Woe to the backyard brewers!

by Emma Strelan Werner

If anyone causes one of these little ones … to stumble, it would be better for them … to be drowned in the depths of the sea (Matthew 18:6).