"Prayer Changes Everything" Devotion for Today

January 25, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Use Our Time and Resources Wisely" Isaiah 40:29-31 He gives strength to those who are tired and more power to those who are weak. Even children become tired and need to rest, and young people trip and fall. But the people who trust the Lord will become strong again. They Will rise up as an eagle in the sky; they will run and not need rest; they will walk and not b...

January 23, 2023 Daily Devotion: "In Good Times or in Crisis" Colossians 3:12-13 God has chosen you and made you his holy people. He loves you. So always do these things: Show mercy to others, be kind, humble, gentle, and patient. Get along with each other, and forgive each other. If Someone does wrong to you, forgive that person because the Lord Forgave you. If you are experiencing conflict in yo...

January 22, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Your Body and Mind” 1 Corinthians 6:20 Because you were bought by God for a price. So honor God with your bodies. Read the bestsellers list for books any day, any week, any year, and you will always find multiple health, fitness, and diet books there. Cosmetics and beauty aids have always been a huge and profitable industry, but now much more invasive cosmetic sur...

January 21, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Daily Trusting in God" Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust the Lord with all your heart, and don't depend on your own understanding. Remember the Lord in all you do, and he will give you success. We rightfully teach our children-and attempt to live our own lives-by the credos of responsibility, self-control, and mature self-reliance. And yes, being responsible is a very good thi...

January 20, 2023 Daily Devotion: "People Harvest Only What They Plant" Galatians 6:9 We must not become tired of doing good. We will receive our harvest of eternal life at the right time if we do not give up. In the sixth chapter of Galatians, Paul sets out some of them most practical principles for expressing love for one another found anywhere in the Bible. But just because they are practical do...

January 19, 2023 Daily Devotion: “Perfectionism" Romans 15:7 Christ accepted you, so you should accept each other, which will bring glory to God. When Paul wrote the letter to the church in Ephesus, he was very concerned that Christian believers understand their “exalted" new position through grace “blessed in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ" (1:3 NKJV) -and then how th...

January 18,2023 Daily Devotion: "Like A Mother's Love" 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8 But we were very gentle with you, like a mother caring for her little children. Because we loved you, we were happy to share not only God's Good News with you, but even our own lives. You had become so dear to us! When Paul wrote his letter to the Greek Church in Thessalonica, he could think of no greater way to describe...

January 17, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Shine as Lights in The World" 1 Timothy 4:12 Do not let anyone treat you as if you are unimportant because you are young. Instead, be an example to the believers with your words, your actions, your love, your faith, and your pure life. Paul wrote two letters to his young protégé, Timothy, giving special attention to Timothy's integrity. He wanted him to exhibit a...

January 16, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Embrace and Love Yourself " Deuteronomy 7:7-8 The Lord did not care for you and chose you because there were many of you-you are the smallest nation of all. But the Lord chose you because he loved you, and he kept his promise to your ancestors. If Ever there was a person who had reasons to struggle with their self-image, it was the woman who met Jesus at the well...

January 15, 2023 Daily Devotion: "God's Ultimate Concern with Your Life" 2 Corinthians 5:17 If Anyone belongs to Christ, there is a new creation. The Old things have gone; everything is made new! There are several forms of determinism prevalent in the fields of education and psychology today. One is a causal determinism, the belief that everything a person does is deter-mined by the shaping influe...

January 14, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Do I Have to Forget?" Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and loving to each other, and forgive each other just as God forgave you in Christ. Forgiveness is one of the most profound, pervasive, and powerful teachings within the Bible-but also one of the most difficult! Are we required to forgive someone who abused us? An unfaithful spouse? A person who hurts our child? One who...

January 13, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Lean On Me…" Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, making people happy and healthy. Did you know that friendship fights stress? An Author says about women, “We're more inclined to seek out friends and reach out to family. Social support brings down our blood pressure, signals our adrenal glands to stop pumping out corticosteroids, and voila! We feel...

January 12, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Be a Good Cheer" PSALM 32:11 Good people, rejoice and be happy in the Lord. Sing all you who sent hearts are right. There are so many ways to experience God's joy in your life. How many ways are you celebrating right now? ·The Joy of God's presence. In Psalm 16:8-9, David exalts: “7keep the Lord before me always. Because he is close by my side, I will not be hurt....

January 11, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Hear the Voice of Your Father" Ephesians 6:18 Pray in the Spirit at all times with all kinds of prayers, asking for everything you need. To do this you must always be ready and never give up. Always pray for All God's people. If you read through the four Gospels you can't help but notice how people and crowds were drawn to Jesus. If He Went up a hill to pray alone...

January 10, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Be a Witness..." Mark 12:31 Love your neighbor as you love yourself. The last recorded words of Jesus before His ascension into heaven were: “But when the Holy Spirit comes to you, you will receive power. You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all of Judea, in Samaria, and in every part of the world” (Acts 1:8). One of the lessons Jesus wanted His disciples to...

January 9, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Give Freely" Malachi 3:10 “Bring to the storehouse a full tenth of what you earn so there will be food in my house. Test me in this," says the Lord All-Powerful. "I will open the windows of heaven for you and pour out all the blessings you need.” One of the true tests of our character is what we do with our money. Of course, God calls us to give a portion of our in...

January 08, 2023 Daily Devotion: "The Perfect Plan" JEREMIAH 29:11 “I know what I am planning for you," says the Lord.“ I have good plans for you, not plans to hurt you. I will give you hope and a good future." Jeremiah is known as the “weeping prophet.” Imagine losing absolutely everything you hold dear-your family, home, country, church, and maybe even your faith. Jeremiah Anguished over what ha...

January 07, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Servanthood" John 13:14-15 If l, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash each other's feet. I did this as an example so that you should do as I have done for you. One of the issues that most mattered to Jesus' disciples was who of them was the most favored and important to Him. In fact, two of the disciples, James and John, asked their m...

January 06, 2023 Daily Devotion: "The Secret to Happiness" Matthew 6:34 The Living Bible Translation So don't be anxious about tomorrow. God will take care of your tomorrow too. Live one day at a time. The secret of happiness is not to do what you like to do, but to learn to like what you have to do.” Too many think of happiness as some sort of will-o’-the-wisp thing that is discovered by constant...

January 05, 2023 Daily Devotion: "With All Our Heart" Romans 10:9 If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. The heart is the blood-pump of the body. It is also used metaphorically when we speak of affections and feelings. Since it is the central organ of the body and one of the most vital, the...

January 04, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Food for the Soul" Psalm 119:9 (TLB) How can a young man stay pure? By reading your Word and following its rules. Many of the difficulties we experience as Christians can be traced to a lack of Bible study and reading. We should not be content to skim through a chapter merely to satisfy our conscience. Hide the Word of God in your heart! A little portion well dige...

January 03, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Whom Shall I Fear" Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Today many people are living in the bondage of fear. In a recent study a psychiatrist said that the greatest problem facing his patients was fear. Fear of going insane, committing suicide, being alone, or fear of heart disease, cancer, disaster, or death. We are becoming a nati...

January 02, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Through the Thick Cloud of Suffering ... " 1 Timothy 4:9,10 The Living Bible Translation We work hard and suffer much in order that people will believe it, for our hope is in the living God who died for all. Our life has its beginning in suffering. Life’s span is marked by pain and tragedy, and our lives terminate with the enemy called death. The person who expect...

January 01, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Pray and Believe" Mark 11:24 What things so ever ye desire, when ye pray, believe . . . We are to pray in times of adversity, lest we become faithless and unbelieving. We are to pray in times of prosperity, lest we become boastful and proud. We are to pray in times of danger, lest we become fearful and doubting. We need to pray in times of security, lest we become...

December 31, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Peace of Heart" Proverbs 28:14 The Living Bible Translation Blessed is the man who reveres God, but the man who doesn't care is headed for serious trouble.” All Christians believe in God, but many Christians have little time for God. They are too busy with everyday affairs to be taken up with Bible reading, prayer, and being thoughtful to their fellowmen. Many of...