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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.

03
Aug2025

Be rich towards God

by Stuart Gray

Then Jesus said to them, ‘Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions’ (Luke 12:15).

02
Aug2025

Rock of Ages

by Pauline Simonsen

People, despite their wealth, do not endure; they are like the beasts that perish (Psalm 49:12).

01
Aug2025

A matter of the heart

by Pauline Simonsen

… real circumcision is a matter of the heart – it is spiritual and not literal. Such a person receives praise not from others but from God (Romans 2:29).

31
Jul2025

Badge of honour

by Pauline Simonsen

For merely listening to the law doesn’t make us right with God. It is obeying the law that makes us right in his sight (Romans 2:13).

30
Jul2025

Godlessness or ‘godfullness’?

by Pauline Simonsen

Do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realising that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance? (Romans 2:4)

29
Jul2025

Remorseless truth-speaking

by Pauline Simonsen

The gospel … is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes (Romans 1:16b).