Category: Daily Prayer

Friday 11th July 2025

“ Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem. 4 He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done. 5 Uzziah sought God during the days of Zechariah, who taught him to fear God. And as long as the king sought guidance from the Lord, God gave him success.” 2 Chronicles 26:3-5 NLT

“But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the Lord his God by entering the sanctuary of the Lord’s Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar. 17 Azariah the high priest went in after him with eighty other priests of the Lord, all brave men. 18 They confronted King Uzziah and said, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord. That is the work of the priests alone, the descendants of Aaron who are set apart for this work. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have sinned. The Lord God will not honor you for this!” 19 Uzziah, who was holding an incense burner, became furious. But as he was standing there raging at the priests before the incense altar in the Lord’s Temple, leprosy suddenly broke out on his forehead. 20 When Azariah the high priest and all the other priests saw the leprosy, they rushed him out. And the king himself was eager to get out because the Lord had struck him. 21 So King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house, for he was excluded from the Temple of the Lord. His son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land.” 2 Chronicles 26:16-21 NLT

Lord God,

Another king who started out well but ended badly. The Chroniclers give us a detailed of the incident that changed his life and led to his death. Whereas 2 Kings 15:5 just tell us he died of leprosy.. I love that You prompted the chronicler to give us the details.

Pride. Solomon was led astray by idol worshipping women and many kings died in their lust for more power or were assassinated by others hungry for it. With Uzziah we are clearly told it was pride. Lord sometimes it is a fine line between being pleased about something that has gone well and being proud. And pride in thinking we have done something all by ourselves . . ..

For me Lord it is the moment I hear Your Spirit whispering, ‘did You do all that all by yourself?’ that makes me stop and rethink. No look at what I can do with Your help. Uzziah did not respect the order You had placed in the service of the Temple. He would not heed the warning of others, the priests, or even stop and consider what they were warning.

Lord help us shake of personal pride in ourselves. We praise You we can repent and continually have a new start (Acts 3:19). We praise You that You are our God (Psalm 117). We come for help because You told us to ask (Matthew 7:7). Keep us from pride in any shape or form and help us to give You the glory..

In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

Worship Friday 11th July 2025
I think I am a good person and I do good. Till a still small voice asks me, really? And I am humbled once more.

What love could remember no wrongs we have done
Omniscient, all knowing, He counts not their sum
Thrown into a sea without bottom or shore
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

What patience would wait as we constantly roam
What Father, so tender, is calling us home
He welcomes the weakest, the vilest, the poor
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

What riches of kindness He lavished on us
His blood was the payment, His life was the cost
We stood ‘neath a debt we could never afford
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Our sins they are many, His mercy is mоre

Lyrics: Matt Boswell / Matt Papa

Thursday 10th July 2025

“In that day I will restore the fallen house of David. I will repair its damaged walls. From the ruins I will rebuild it and restore its former glory. 12 And Israel will possess what is left of Edom and all the nations I have called to be mine.” The Lord has spoken, and he will do these things. 13 “The time will come,” says the Lord, “when the grain and grapes will grow faster than they can be harvested. Then the terraced vineyards on the hills of Israel will drip with sweet wine! 14 I will bring my exiled people of Israel back from distant lands, and they will rebuild their ruined cities and live in them again. They will plant vineyards and gardens; they will eat their crops and drink their wine. 15 I will firmly plant them there in their own land. They will never again be uprooted from the land I have given them,” says the Lord your God.” Amos 9:11-15 NLT

Lord God,

What an abrupt change from judgement: locusts, fire, a plumb line, fruit ripe for punishment. Then restoration is promised. You are a God or righteousness and yet mercy. Amos prophesied to a nation who would ignore him and suffer famine, war, death and be carried into captivity. Perhaps some of these promises are yet to come.

The Kingdom of Israel had forsaken the line of David. But we know that the promise was kept to Israel and Judah through Jesus. We see today the struggles of the countries in the Middles East to own the land still today. And I make no judgement but only pray that You, God will keep Your promises and one day men will dwell together in peace.

We have seen a restoration of relationship with You, God for all in Jesus. We know that in Jesus all the nations were called to be Yours, Father God. And a time will come when there will be a new heaven and a new earth. I hope we do get to plant and grow and care for a new creation where there are no poisonous or invasive plants! And we who know Jesus can never be uprooted He is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.

We live in hope for the present and hope for the future. Like being in two places at one time. Keep us interceding for Your people Israel and Judah and the Middle East to make peace.

In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

Worship Thursday 10th July 2025

Every time I walk on cobblestone
I imagine streets of gold
And beyond this house I’m living in
There are mansions I am told.

I know there’s so much more to life
Than meets these human eyes
Seems I’m always in two places at one time.

Every time the wind blows through the pines
I hear the angels sing
And beyond the smokey mountain tops
There are surely grander things.

Chorus

Now I’ve been called a dreamer
A poor soul out of place
But my heart is firmly planted
In a field of endless faith.

Every time this world has ever
tried to offer me it’s best
I think about the place I’ll see
When I am laid to rest.

Chorus

Now I’ve been called a dreamer
A poor soul out of place
But my heart is firmly planted
In a field of endless faith.

I know there’s so much more to life
Than meets these human eyes
Seems I’m always in two places at one time

Lowell Alexander, Chuck Leonard
CD: Brush Arbor, The Way the River Runs, Benson Music Group.

Wednesday 9th July 2025

“Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?
4 Does a lion ever roar in a thicket without first finding a victim?
Does a young lion growl in its den without first catching its prey?
5 Does a bird ever get caught in a trap that has no bait?
Does a trap spring shut when there’s nothing to catch?
6 When the ram’s horn blows a warning, shouldn’t the people be alarmed?
Does disaster come to a city unless the Lord has planned it?
7 Indeed, the Sovereign Lord never does anything until he reveals his plans to his servants the prophets.” Amos 3:3-7 NLT

Awesome God, Creator,

I am that person who remembers the sermon illustrations, pictures or story, and then remembers the teaching. Your word speaks to me clearly when there are illustrations, parables and I can see what You mean. Amos paints the picture of what works and what doesn’t. They are not walking with You God because they can’t agree to keep Your Laws. And the prophets have warned them over and over again. Here is Amos speaking directly the same message once more to Israel.

His warning goes unheeded. The Bible tells us what happens next and we will witness it as we read through. It is disappointing (You give them so many opportunities), its humbling (You still keep Your promises), its frustrating. (Of course we would have listened – would we?).

Today our church is not perfect. There are things we do not agree on. There are decisions to made where we do not clearly know the way forward. Churches disagree on practices. But for me I embrace Your church where Your Son is at the centre and in fellowship with You and Your Holy Spirit. 1 Peter 4:17 tells us judgement begins with Your household God. After all we have You with us so we should know better. You told Israel they should know better. I hope the ‘church’ i.e. God’s people are listening to You for todays correction and way forward. And me of course. What are You saying today?

In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

Worship Wednesday 9th July 2025

Speak, O Lord, as we come to You
To receive the food of Your holy Word
Take Your truth, plant it deep in us
Shape and fashion us in Your likeness
That the light of Christ might be seen today
In our acts of love and our deeds of faith
Speak, O Lord, and fulfill in us
All Your purposes for Your glory

Teach us, Lord, full obedience
Holy reverence, true humility
Test our thoughts and our attitudes
In the radiance of Your purity
Cause our faith to rise, cause our eyes to see
Your majestic love and authority
Words of pow’r that can never fail
Let their truth prevail over unbelief

Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds
Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us
Truths unchanged from the dawn of time
That will echo down through eternity
And by grace, we’ll stand on Your promises
And by faith, we’ll walk as You walk with us
Speak, O Lord, ’til Your church is built
And the earth is filled with Your glory

Lyrics: Keith Getty, Stuart Townend