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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.

01
Mar2025

A king on a holy hill

by Carolyn Ehrlich

As for me, I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill … Blessed are all who take refuge in him (Psalm 3:6,12b).

28
Feb2025

A rewarded – but not easy – journey

by Carolyn Ehrlich

Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword (Matthew 10:34).

27
Feb2025

Misplaced fear

by Carolyn Ehrlich

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell (Matthew 10:28).

26
Feb2025

Wisdom and innocence

by Carolyn Ehrlich

Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves (Matthew 10:16).

25
Feb2025

Sent to their own communities

by Carolyn Ehrlich

… but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel (Matthew 10:6).

24
Feb2025

Labouring for God

by Carolyn Ehrlich

… he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd (Matthew 9:36b).