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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.

15
Nov2019

Parenting is hard

The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: “O my son Absalom! … If only I had died… Read more

14
Nov2019

Compassion

Be gentle with the young man Absalom for my sake’ (verse 5b) Read 2 Samuel 18:1-18 What heartbreak it would be for David that his son would plot to kill… Read more

13
Nov2019

Rebellion

Then Absalom sent secret messengers throughout the tribes of Israel to say, ‘As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpets, then say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron!’ (verse… Read more

12
Nov2019

Character and Reputation

In all Israel there was not a man so highly praised for his handsome appearance as Absalom. (verse 25a) Read  2 Samuel 14:25-33 There is a saying, ‘Good Looks attract the… Read more

11
Nov2019

Consequences

David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground… On the seventh day the child died. (verses 16, 18a) Read… Read more

10
Nov2019

Eternal Survival

‘And Moses clearly proves that the dead are raised to life. In the passage about the burning bush he speaks of the Lord as “the God of Abraham, the God… Read more