Lutheran Church of Australia

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Daily Devotion

Start or finish each day in God’s word, with devotions written by LCA/NZ members specifically for these challenging times. 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 2022’. 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. The Daily Devotions project is supported by the LCA Special Ministry Fund, which is made possible by the generous financial assistance of the LLL.

30
Aug2020

Out of control!

by Ruth Olsen

For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it (Matthew 16:25).

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29
Aug2020

Search my heart

by Ruth Olsen

Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and mind (Psalm 26:2).

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28
Aug2020

Living stones

by Ruth Olsen

Like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood (1 Peter 2:5).

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27
Aug2020

Such as I am

by Ruth Olsen

I pray to God that not only you but also all who are listening to me today might become such as I am (Acts 26:29).

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26
Aug2020

Holy boldness

by Ruth Olsen

We must obey God rather than any human authority (Acts 5:29).

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25
Aug2020

It’s not about me

by Ruth Olsen

He must become greater; I must become less (John 3:30).

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24
Aug2020

A choice

by Ruth Olsen

Choose this day whom you will serve (Joshua 24:15a).

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23
Aug2020

Seeing Jesus

by Ruth Olsen

‘Who do you say that I am?’ (Matthew 16:15)

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22
Aug2020

A heart full of thanks

by Pastor Reid Matthias

I will … praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness (Psalm 138:2a).

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21
Aug2020

Getting carried away

by Pastor Reid Matthias

[The angel] carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God (Revelation 21:10).

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