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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.

28
Sep2019

Help of the helpless

The LORD sets prisoners free and gives sight to the blind. He lifts those who have fallen; he loves his righteous people. He protects the strangers who live in our… Read more

27
Sep2019

All or nothing

The Covenant Box of the LORD stayed in Kiriath Jearim a long time, some twenty years. During this time all the Israelites cried to the LORD for help. Samuel said… Read more

26
Sep2019

Dark days in his presence

As she was dying, the women helping her said to her, ‘Be brave! You have a son!’ But she paid no attention and did not answer. She named the boy… Read more

25
Sep2019

The team star

When the survivors came back to camp, the leaders of Israel said, ‘Why did the Lord let the Philistines defeat us today? Let’s go and bring the LORD’S Covenant Box… Read more

24
Sep2019

For the hard of hearing

The Lord called Samuel a third time; he got up, went to Eli, and said, ‘You called me, and here I am.’ Then Eli realised that it was the LORD… Read more

23
Sep2019

Robes of care

In the meantime, the boy Samuel continued to serve the LORD, wearing a sacred linen apron. Each year his mother would make a little robe and take it to him… Read more