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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.

13
Dec2024

Preparing for blessings

by Pastor Tim Castle-Schmidt

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ (Ephesians 1:3).

12
Dec2024

Preparing in prayer

by Pastor Tim Castle-Schmidt

Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray (James 5:13a).

11
Dec2024

Preparing patiently

by Pastor Tim Castle-Schmidt

See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains (James 5:7b).

10
Dec2024

Preparing for nothing

by Pastor Tim Castle-Schmidt

Now listen, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.’ Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes (James 4:13,14).

09
Dec2024

Preparing for peace

by Pastor Tim Castle-Schmidt

But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness (James 3:17,18).

08
Dec2024

Preparing the way

by Pastor Tim Castle-Schmidt

Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth (Luke 3:5).