Saturday 17th July 2021 2 Samuel 2:1-11 After this David inquired of the Lord, ‘Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?’ The Lord said to him, ‘Go up.’ David said, ‘To which shall I go up?’ He said, ‘To Hebron.’ So David went up there, along with his two wives, Ahinoam […]
URC Daily Devotion Friday 16th July 2021
Friday 16th July 2021 Samuel 1:1-4, 17, 19-27After the death of Saul, when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag. On the third day, a man came from Saul’s camp, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the […]
Pandemic Prayer
This Week’s Pandemic Prayer Hi folks this week’s pandemic prayer has been loaded up to the URC website and is suitable for both personal and public use. You can read it here. with every good wish Andy The Rev’d Andy BraunstonCo-ordinator, Daily Devotions from the United Reformed Church
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday 14th July 2021
Wednesday 14th July 1 Samuel 21:1-6 David came to Nob to the priest Ahimelech. Ahimelech came trembling to meet David, and said to him, ‘Why are you alone, and no one with you?’ David said to the priest Ahimelech, ‘The king has charged me with a matter, and said to me, “No one must know […]
URC Daily Devotion Tuesday 13th July 2021
Tuesday 13th July 1 Samuel 20:1-4, 12-17, 30-32 David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came before Jonathan and said, ‘What have I done? What is my guilt? And what is my sin against your father that he is trying to take my life?’ He said to him, ‘Perish the thought! You shall not die. […]
URC Daily Devotion 12th July 2021
Monday 12th July 1 Samuel 19:1-18a Saul spoke to his son Jonathan and to all his servants about killing David. But Saul’s son Jonathan took great delight in David. Jonathan told David, ‘My father Saul is trying to kill you; therefore be on guard tomorrow morning; stay in a secret place and hide yourself. I […]
URC Daily Devotions Sunday Worship for 11th July 2021 – The Revd. Clare Downing
The United Reformed ChurchDaily Devotions Service for Sunday 11th July 2021 The Rev’d Clare DowningModerator of General Assembly Introduction Hello. My name is Clare Downing and I am delighted to be able to share in today’s service. I am serving as one of the current Moderators of the General Assembly, which is meeting this weekend. Today’s service […]
URC Daily Devotion 10th July 2021
Then Saul said to David, ‘Here is my elder daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife; only be valiant for me and fight the Lord’s battles.’ For Saul thought, ‘I will not raise a hand against him; let the Philistines deal with him.’ David said to Saul, ‘Who am I and […]
URC Daily Devotion 9th July 2021
When David had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. Saul took him that day and would not let him return to his father’s house. Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own […]
URC Daily Devotion 8th July 2021
When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul; and he sent for him. David said to Saul, ‘Let no one’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.’ Saul said to David, ‘You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with […]