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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.

27
Sep2025

Compassion personified?

by Ruth Olsen

[The Lord who] remains faithful forever … upholds … gives sight … lifts up … loves … watches over … sustains … (Psalm 146:6–9).

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26
Sep2025

Changed hearts

by Ruth Olsen

If you are returning to the Lord with all your hearts … (1 Samuel 7:3a).

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25
Sep2025

Grief and more grief

by Ruth Olsen

The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured (1 Samuel 4:22).

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24
Sep2025

God’s presence

by Ruth Olsen

… Why did the Lord bring defeat on us today before the Philistines? (1 Samuel 4:3a)

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23
Sep2025

Are we listening?

by Ruth Olsen

In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not too many visions (1 Samuel 3:1b).

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22
Sep2025

Contrasts

by Ruth Olsen

And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favour with the Lord and with people (1 Samuel 2:26).

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