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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
Nov2024

Life is not necessarily fair

by Charles Bertelsmeier

There is something else meaningless that occurs on earth: the righteous who get what the wicked deserve, and the wicked who get what the righteous deserve. This too, I say, is meaningless (Ecclesiastes 8:14).

27
Nov2024

The circle of life

by Charles Bertelsmeier

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens (Ecclesiastes 3:1).

26
Nov2024

Futile strivings

by Charles Bertelsmeier

Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun (Ecclesiastes 2:11).

25
Nov2024

The purpose of life

by Charles Bertelsmeier

No one remembers the former generations, and even those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow them (Ecclesiastes 1:11).

24
Nov2024

Looking for faults in others

by Charles Bertelsmeier

Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life (John 5:24).

23
Nov2024

The Lord reigns!

by Ruth Olsen

Your throne was established long ago; you are from all eternity (Psalm 93:2).