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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.

30
Sep2017

Maybe shame but not defeat

To you, O LORD I offer my prayer; in you, my God, I trust. Save me from the shame of defeat; don’t let my enemies gloat over me!    (verses 1, 2) Read Psalm… Read more

29
Sep2017

Jesus amazes us

He went in and said to them, ‘Why all this confusion? Why are you crying? The child is not dead – she is only sleeping!’ They started making fun of… Read more

28
Sep2017

Do we really want our pigs back?

The men who had been taking care of the pigs ran away and spread the news in the town and among the farms. People went out to see what had… Read more

27
Sep2017

Coping with storms

So they left the crowd; the disciples got into the boat in which Jesus was already sitting, and they took him with them. Other boats were there too. Suddenly a… Read more

26
Sep2017

First you have to plant the seed

‘What shall we say the Kingdom of God is like?’ asked Jesus. ‘What parable shall we use to explain it? It is like this. A man takes a mustard seed,… Read more

25
Sep2017

Living on my farm

‘Some of the seed fell among thornbushes, which grew up and choked the plants, and they didn’t bear any grain. But some seeds fell in good soil, and the plants… Read more