Carter Conlon | Daily Devotionals

Philemon 6 says, "That the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you, in Christ Jesus." It is a curious trait of humanity that we're so prone to being keenly aware of every flaw in our lives. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we were just as mindful of what is ours because of the life of Christ within us? What an incredible thought. That what Hi...

2 Samuel 23, beginning at verse 2, says, "The spirit of the Lord spoke by me, and his word was on my tongue. The God of Israel said, 'The Rock of Israel spoke to me. He who rules over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God, and he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, like the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.'"...

I want to remind you that we must recognize our everyday need for God. We need to stop trying to walk this walk in our strength. We need a fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit. God told us that if we know how to give good gifts to our children, how much more will our Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask? So ask Him for the fullness of the Holy Spirit. Let's ask God to give us what He...

In Mark 11:23–24, Jesus says, “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.” There's a darkness that's deceiving us. W...

2 Corinthians 5:17 says, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things have passed away, and behold all things have become new." I have probably talked about this verse hundreds of times, and I'll never get tired of speaking about it because this verse was a dream at one point in my life. I tried so hard to change my character. We try as hard as possible to change, but we ca...

2 Samuel 22, beginning verse 47, says, "The Lord lives. Blessed be my rock. Let God be exalted the rock of my salvation. It is God who avenges me and subdues the people under me. He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me. You have delivered me from the violent man. Therefore, I will give thanks to you, oh Lord among the Gentiles, and sing praises to your n...

In 2 Samuel 22:4, David says, "I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised, so shall I be saved from mine enemies. When the waves of death surrounded me, the floods of ungodliness made me afraid. The sorrows of shale surrounded me. The snares of death confronted me. In my distress, I called upon the Lord and cried out to my God. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry entered his e...