"Prayer Changes Everything" Devotion for Today

December 26, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Building Bridges for Peace" Psalm 122:8-9 New Living Translation 8 For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “May you have peace.”9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek what is best for you, O Jerusalem. Psalm 122:8-9 (NIV) states, “For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, ‘Peace be within you.’ For the sake of the house o...

December 25, 2024 Daily Devotion: "The God Who Rejoices Over Us" Zephaniah 3:17 New Living Translation 17 For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.” In Zephaniah 3:17, we find a beautiful promise of God’s presence and love: "The LORD your God is...

December 24, 2024 Daily Devotion: "A Crown of Everlasting Joy" Isaiah 35:9-10 New Living Translation 9 Lions will not lurk along its course, nor any other ferocious beasts. There will be no other dangers. Only the redeemed will walk on it. 10 Those who have been ransomed by the Lord will return. They will enter Jerusalem[a] singing crowned with everlasting joy. Sorrow and mourning will disappear,...

December 23, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Standing Firm in God’s Grace" 1 Peter 5:12-14 New Living Translation 12 I have written and sent this short letter to you with the help of Silas, [a] whom I commend to you as a faithful brother. My purpose in writing is to encourage you and assure you that what you are experiencing is truly part of God’s grace for you. Stand firm in this grace. 13 Your sister chur...

December 22, 2024 Daily Devotion: "The Shepherd's Strength" Micah 5:4 New Living Translation 4 And he will stand to lead his flock with the Lord’s strength, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. Then his people will live there undisturbed, for he will be highly honored around the world. In Micah 5:4, we read, “He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majes...

December 21, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Eyes Fixed On the Master" Psalm 123:2-4 New Living Translation 2 We keep looking to the Lord our God for his mercy, just as servants keep their eyes on their master, as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal. 3 Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy, for we have had our fill of contempt. 4 We have had more than our fill of the scoffing of the prou...

December 20, 2024 Daily Devotion: "A Song of Humble Praise” Luke 1:46-50 New Living Translation 46 Mary responded, “Oh, how my soul praises the Lord.47 How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! 48 For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and from now on all generations will call me blessed. 49 For the Mighty One is holy, and he has done great things for me. 50 He shows mercy from generation to...

December 19, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Glory and Peace" Luke 2:14 New Living Translation 14 “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.” The angels’ proclamation is significant; it reveals God's desire for His glory to be recognized above all and emphasizes peace as a gift to humanity. The context of this announcement occurs during a time of great oppression...

December 18, 2024 Daily Devotion: “The Unwavering Generosity of Christ" 2 Corinthians 8:9 New International Version 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9 highlights the profound generosity of Christ, exemplified by the Macedonian believers. The passage emphas...

December 17, 2024 Daily Devotion: "The Promise Fulfilled" Luke 2:38-40 New Living Translation 38 She came along just as Simeon was talking with Mary and Joseph, and she began praising God. She talked about the child to everyone who had been waiting expectantly for God to rescue Jerusalem. 39 When Jesus’ parents had fulfilled all the requirements of the law of the Lord, they returned home to Nazare...

December 16, 2024 Daily Devotion: "The Prophetic Promise" 1 Peter 1:10-12 New Living Translation 10 This salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you. 11 They wondered what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ’s suffering and his great...

December 15, 2024 Daily Devotion: "The Sword and the Sign" Luke 2:34-35 New Living Translation 34 Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby’s mother, “This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall, and many others to rise. He has been sent as a sign from God, but many will oppose him. 35 As a result, the deepest thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pier...

December 14, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Rejoicing in Our Savior" Luke 1:46-47 New Living Translation 46 Mary responded, “Oh, how my soul praises the Lord. 47 How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! In Luke 1:46-47, we find Mary’s beautiful song of praise, often referred to as the Magnificat: “And Mary said: 'My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.'” This passage reveals Mar...

December 13, 2024 Daily Devotion: "The Healer of the Brokenhearted" Psalm 147:3 New Living Translation 3 He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. Psalm 147:3 states, "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." This verse highlights God's compassionate nature and His desire to restore those who are hurting. In a world filled with pain and suffering, it's essential to rememb...

December 11, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Unfailing Promises" Luke 1:37 New Living Translation 37 For the word of God will never fail. Luke 1:37 states, "For no word from God will ever fail." This powerful verse encapsulates the essence of God's promises and His sovereignty. In the context of the Annunciation, Mary is assured that despite her circumstances, God's plan will unfold through her. This moment...

December 10, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Overflowing with Hope" Romans 15:13 New Living Translation 13 I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 states, “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may over...

December 09, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Saved By Grace" Ephesians 2:8-10 “For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; it is not from works, so that no one can boast. For we are his creative work, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we can do them.” In the book of Daniel, we first saw that God fulfilled...

December 08, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Loving God with All Your Heart" Matthew 22:37 New International Version 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ We are called to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind - in short, with our whole lives! Not only that, we are also called to love our neighbor as ourselves - and this includes...

December 07, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Divine Justice and Human Accountability" Nehemiah 9:33 New Living Translation 33 Every time you punished us you were being just. We have sinned greatly, and you gave us only what we deserved. God was faithful. After 70years in exile were complete, God's people were restored to the land. Things weren't exactly as they had been before. They didn't have their own ki...

December 06, 2024 Daily Devotion: "God's Promising Future" Jeremiah 29:11 New International Version 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. These words in Jeremiah were written to those recently exiled to Babylon. God's people didn't know what their future looked like. God gave them a pretty strange...

December 05, 2024 Daily Devotion: "A Heart Transformed" Ezekiel 36:26-27 New Living Translation 26 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. [a] 27 And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations. Ezekiel was a prophet living in Jer...

December 04, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Embracing Trials for Purification" Daniel 11:35 New International Version 35 Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time. What God wanted Daniel and us to do is to keep on living faithfully, no matter what the world around us thinks of us or does to...

December 03, 2024 Daily Devotion: "The Value of Prayer and Humility" Daniel 10:12 New Living Translation 12 Then he said, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer. Daniel had another vision. It terrified him so much that he fell flat on his fa...

December 02, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Be Ready" 2 Peter 3:18 New Living Translation 18 Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen. This vision terrified Daniel so much that he was exhausted and sick for days. Daniel wasn't given all the answers he would like to have, which was why he said there was no one to expla...

December 01, 2024 Daily Devotion: "The True One" Daniel 9:9 New International Version 9 The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him; Daniel undertook to pray for God's people in a humble, God-honoring way. It was a prayer which recognized the faithfulness of God and the stubborn sinfulness of His people. Daniel appealed to God's faithfulness, compassion, fo...