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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.

18
Jan2019

An unlikely prophet

John was the man the prophet Isaiah was talking about when he said, ‘Someone is shouting in the desert, “Prepare a road for the Lord; make a straight path for… Read more

17
Jan2019

A refugee family

After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph and said, ‘Herod will be looking for the child in order to kill him. So… Read more

16
Jan2019

They worshipped him

They went into the house, and when they saw the child with his mother Mary, they knelt down and worshipped him. They brought out their gifts of gold, frankincense, and… Read more

15
Jan2019

Joseph, faithful husband and father

While he was thinking about this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary… Read more

14
Jan2019

A special family tree

This is the list of the ancestors of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David; who was a descendant of Abraham. From Abraham to King David, the following ancestors are listed:… Read more

13
Jan2019

Only a preview

People’s hopes began to rise, and they began to wonder whether John perhaps might be the Messiah. So John said to all of them, ‘I baptise you with water, but… Read more