Carter Conlon | Daily Devotionals

Have you ever thought that your trial might be someone else’s window into faith? That they might be watching, wondering, How is that person still standing? How come they still have joy?   Maybe they see strength in you that they know they wouldn’t have or couldn’t have on their own. When I was a police officer, I saw this firsthand. One of my colleagues came to me one day and said, I see something...

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son.” John 3:16   We quote it so often that it risks losing its weight in our conscience. God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son.   What a cost that was. Imagine the pain of a Father watching His Son suffer to redeem a world that had actually rebelled against Him. We say it lightly, but heaven felt the cost deeply. I beg...

Have you ever considered that the trial you’re facing today might not be about you? That the struggle you’re facing, the one that makes you feel like you’re sinking, could be the very thing that God is using to reveal Himself to somebody else around you.  In the book of Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar wasn’t moved by words alone. He had likely heard the truth before. But it wasn’t until he saw God’s power...

We need to stand up and say that confusing our children’s sexual identity in our schools and radicalizing our young people against God, family, and country is a sin in the sight of a holy God.  The Bible tells us that “if the trumpet makes an uncertain sound, who will prepare for battle?” 1 Corinthians 14:8   You and I are the people of God, and we must stand together. Our voices need to be heard...

I want to ask you a question today. Do you believe that you really are in the hand of God? Do you believe that your sins are forgiven, that heaven is your home, and that God will carry you through this life?  Do you trust that Jesus Christ will never let your circumstances or your enemies overthrow you? If you do, then your song is not just for Sunday morning. It’s a song that stays with you, a me...

I want to remind you today that you and I can worship without words. We have a song of confidence in God planted deep within us. We don’t have to sing it. Our whole being becomes a worship service.  Our faces, our voices, our steps, and even our touch reflect His presence. Hope fills our hearts and joy shines through us. We are the church of the living God, carrying His presence in us wherever we...

“Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things; I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.” Matthew 25:23   Faithfulness in small things still matters. God doesn’t measure success by the size, but by obedience. What He places in our hands might seem small, but when we use it for His glory, He actually multiplies it.  Every act of faith...

“Do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. You have need of endurance, so that after you’ve done the will of God, you may receive the promise.” Hebrews 10:35–36   God lifts us, sets our feet on solid ground, and promises to place a new song within us. It’s one that testifies through us of His faithfulness. This generation, bound by fear and uncertainty, desperately needs to see a p...

If those who plotted to kill all the Jewish people during the Book of Esther had been successful, then we can conclude that the temple wouldn’t have been rebuilt. Jewish history would have been different.  It would have in fact affected all of history. We give Esther the marquee in the story because she was the queen. She prayed, fasted, and petitioned the king. However, another hero in that story...

2 Timothy 1:12 “I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.”   Confidence in God is more than words, it’s a song of trust that flows from your very being. It’s the way you walk, the way you speak, the kindness you and I show to others. It’s the unwavering trust that your family will be saved, that everything placed in God’s han...

Psalm 145:14–19   The Lord upholds all who fall and raises up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look expectantly to You, and You give them their food in due season. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. The Lord is righteous in all His ways, gracious in all His works. The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth. He will fulfill the...

The aim that you and I have is to finish our journey together with our hands raised in victory, having followed God’s guidance. We must cherish the wisdom He provides and learn to obey His voice.  Sensitivity to God especially, now is crucial. We should pray for His help to avoid ungodly influences and for the strength to walk a clean path. Our goal is to joyfully go to the house of God, praising...

Romans 8:38–39 “For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor things present nor things to come, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”   True worship isn’t just a song but it’s a life so surrendered to God that His presence radiates from within us. It’s a confidence deeper than words, a trust that exudes from our very being.  When the world is...

Nebuchadnezzar, a foreign king, built a kingdom in his own honor and demanded that everyone bow to his version of truth. But there were three Hebrew boys who refused. They stood firm, declaring their confidence in God whether He delivered them from the fire or not.  Thrown into a furnace heated seven times hotter, their fate seemed sealed. Yet as the flames roared, the king was astonished. “Did we...

You and I need the grace to fight back as the times continue to get darker. We need the strength to get up and step out of our comfortable places. We need the power to trust God and believe in Him for the things that only He can do.  Let’s ask God today to give us the grace to worship Him even in the wilderness. We need His mercy to endure what we have to face one more time. Let’s pray for God to...

David the psalmist declared in Psalm 23 , “I will not be afraid, for Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” God prepares a table before us, even in the presence of our enemies.  It’s a new song of trust, one that carries us through the valley of the shadow of death. Surrounded, threatened, yet at peace, because our supply comes from Him. This world can’t understand this kind of song. They see...

Psalm 139:23 says these powerful words: “Search me, O God, and know my heart.”   This serves as a powerful reminder to constantly seek God’s insight. It’s crucial not to assume that our actions, thoughts, or directions in life are always right. Often, self-reflection may lead to a misleading sense of confidence, making it easy to overlook the deeper issues within our own hearts.  Instead, it’s ess...

Psalm 40:2–3 “He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps. He has put a new song in my mouth, praise to our God; many will see it and fear, and will trust in the Lord.”   David knew that he couldn’t escape the situation he was in on his own. Whether it was depression, fear, or failure, he simply cried out and when he did,...

Psalm 118:14   “The Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation.”   True confidence in God isn’t based on circumstances; it’s rooted in His presence. Even when life brings pain, uncertainty, or trials, nothing changes the song that He has placed in your heart.  This song doesn’t depend on how you feel or what you face. It’s a deep, unshakable trust that God is in control, both in y...

You and I today must know the Word of God as we face the darkness that’s consuming this generation. We need to be realigned to understand that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, as the Scripture says, but are mighty in God.  It is God who fashions these weapons. He has predestined them to give us strength that is not our own, and victory that we can’t obtain through any amount of human ing...

Psalm 40:3 “He has put a new song in my mouth, praise to our God. Many will see it and fear and will trust in the Lord.”   God gives you and me a song that isn’t just heard but it’s seen. It’s seen as a testimony of His power to lift us up from despair.  David was pulled from a pit from which he couldn’t escape, not even in his own strength. But just as God lifted him, He also lifts us from depres...

True wisdom is found in the ability to discern the motives of our own hearts. Solomon, in Proverbs 2 , warned others about the seductive influences of the world, particularly cautioning against immoral relationships that lead to destruction. Yet in 1 Kings 11 , we see that Solomon himself fell into the very trap he advised others to avoid, being with many women despite God’s command against it. He...

Maybe today is the day that something stirs in your heart. You might not understand it all, but something deep inside is telling you that there’s more to life and that there’s a God who sees you, knows you, and loves you.  The message of Jesus is this: He came into the world to make a way for us to be right with God. We’ve all done wrong things you and I are not proud of and those things separate...

I remember my own moment of surrender in 1978, when I pulled over on the side of the road on my way to work. Another police officer named Erved had shared Christ with me, and all I could say was, “Lord, if what this man said is true, then I open my heart to You. I receive You as my Lord and Savior.”  That wasn’t a bold declaration; it wasn’t eloquent but God took it. That’s why I understand the th...

When God’s people were captive in Egypt and couldn’t get out, God Himself went and got them. I’m asking the Lord to come and rescue His people once again. I’m asking the Lord to redeem His people from all places of oppression and bondage.  You and I now need a visitation of God’s Holy Spirit. We need our hearts and minds to be quickened to do what we are each called to do. You and I need to pray t...