Carter Conlon | Daily Devotionals

It's time to pray that God will fortify us and prepare us for the days we've entered. We need to keep our minds focused on truth. We need to walk in the pathway that God has laid out for each one of us. We need to have confidence in the Word of God.  We cannot be turned to the left or right from anything God has said to us or will speak to us in the future. We must allow the Lord to guide us throu...

Luke 17:3–4 says, “If your brother sins against you, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times in a day and seven times in a day returns to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him. And the apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith.’” Jesus says, "You will forgive them each time they come back to you and say, 'What I did was wrong.' Even though th...

Although we live in dark times, God will bring us through the seas of impossibility. He will lift us out of places of death, trying to wrap ourselves around our minds, lives, and futures.  You might feel far from God, but there's a day coming if you believe when God can set you free and your life on a new course. Even if you feel you don't have a place in His Kingdom, you do. He will call you, bri...

No matter the challenges or losses faced in this earthly existence, my trust lies not in its fleeting nature but in the eternal and living God who remains steadfast forever. As David proclaimed in Psalm 37:25, "I've been young, and now I'm old. Yet I've not seen the righteous forsaken nor his descendants begging for bread."  Witnessing God's abundant blessing upon people worldwide, even those dwel...

We can attend Church, pray, read the Bible, and have testimonies of God's power, but when we face hardships, it may become too difficult to believe that we can get out. We need to remember past victories.  We forget about God’s faithfulness, power, and love for us. We forget that He is God and can see us through every difficulty. Some struggles in my life made me feel like I would never get throug...

In the gospel of Luke 17:1, Jesus says to his disciples, "It is impossible that no offenses should come."  You will be offended by someone. You're going to be offended at home; you're going to be offended in the workplace. Somebody will do you wrong at some time, and you can set your watch by it. Humankind is alienated from God. People delight in wounding one another. That's just the nature of sin...

Matthew 20:25–28 says, “Jesus called them to himself and said, ‘You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lorded over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them, yet it shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant, and whoever desires to be first among you, let him be a slave, just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but...

I have a warning for you today. False prophets are like thieves who break into people's lives. They infiltrate minds and hearts, leading people down the wrong path with thoughts not from God.  Just as a good man would not allow his house to be broken into if he knew the hour of Christ's coming, we must guard our minds and hearts against these deceitful influences. We can do this by putting on the...

There's darkness coming upon this whole world, and there's lawlessness that's on the increase. We need an absolute infusion of God's life, first in His church and then through His people, to those living in darkness.  Jesus Christ declared that we are the world's light. We're a city set upon a hill that cannot and should not be hidden. By God's grace, life in the light of Christ will not be hidden...

Carl Oppenheimer, the inventor of the atomic bomb, understood its terrifying power. Today, we have even more destructive weapons in the hands of unstable people. Our time may be shorter than we think. In a nuclear war, your city could become a prime target. We must consider this and get right with God. Just as in Noah's time, there will come a moment when mercy ends and the door closes. Those who...

The weight of sin has reached an unbearable level in our world. Crossing certain lines with God leads to a point of no return. His heart and holiness cannot tolerate the debauchery consuming this world. This generation is becoming deaf to His Word.  In the days of Sodom, they forced their sinful ways upon the innocent and crossed the line that cannot be crossed in God's Kingdom. Angels rescued Lot...

Luke chapter 22:24–26 says, “Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest. And He said to them, ‘The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called “benefactors.” But not so among you; on the contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serv...

A biblical worldview is critical. We can't build our lives on emotions, songs, or just going to church (even though all those things are good). Our pursuits have to be built on the Word of God.  The biblical worldview is that the world is about to be judged by God because of the weight of its sin, but God has prepared a place of safety for those who can hear what He's speaking to His people. For u...

We live in a world that's like a magnet. It's pulling people down into a place of despair. It's pulling them down where they think they won't be able to get out. They can't change their thinking, and they're beginning to be filled with rage. We have a lot of college students like this. They can't tolerate a contrary opinion, and they're being pulled into this mire. It's imperative to know who Chri...

Amid a rapidly unraveling society, we must be prepared for the challenging times we face. The apostle Paul talked about a surge of lawlessness in the last few days. Presently, we're witnessing lawlessness pervading our streets, schools, homes, and society's structures and voices.  The disregard for rules and the rejection of absolute truth have become prevalent. Everyone seems eager to create thei...

1 Samuel 17:25 says, "So the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely, he has come up to defy Israel, and it shall be that the man who kills him, the king, will enrich him with great riches, will give him his daughter, and give his father's house exemption from taxes in Israel.’” When religion departs from the presence and power of God, all it can offer to the people is...

Proverbs 3:5 says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart.” To trust in God, we must first know who He is and what He says. Spending time in His Word allows us to comprehend His heart and the promises He has made to us. He promises never to leave or forsake us. He promises to give us abundant life. He promises that no weapon formed against us will prosper and that we can condemn any accusation tha...

In John 15:4–7, Jesus says, “Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.” The strength required to navigate the challenges of our current circumstances can only be attained through a deep connection with Jesus Christ. This strength comes from internalizing God's truth within...

In  John 16:33, Jesus said, "I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace."   In this world, you will have trouble. As Christians, we may face difficulties and challenges that test our faith. However, take heart, for Jesus has triumphed over this world and its power to bring us down. Before knowing Christ, we lacked the strength to resist the downward pull of darkness, sin, and de...

I once addressed a group of men in a football stadium and delivered a simple message. In Christ, you are already in the end zone. Before the game even starts. Spike the ball, start dancing, and declare victory because He has won it for you, and you are now in Him. Yes, we will face opposition, but we will not be overcome. Jesus declared, "I have overcome this world."  Every kind of violence, perse...

In the gospel of Luke 4:18–19, Jesus said, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” I wish you a Happy New Year, and I want to advise you...

Exodus 3:7–8 says, "The LORD said, ‘I have surely seen the oppression of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. So I have come down to deliver them.’"  On this New Year's Day, let's look at the moment in which we’re living. The increasing downward spiral is very troubling. We all see this spewing of hatred, violence, and division...

Matthew 7:24–26 says: "Therefore, whoever hears these sayings of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock."  I am determined in my heart to walk with the real Jesus. I'm determined to let His value system become mine....

Do you struggle to talk to God because you don't know how to pray or feel you can't be honest with Him? Just speak from your heart, as Jesus did. Be genuine, be sincere, and avoid all pretense. God already knows your true emotions, so don't pretend everything is perfect when struggling.  As Jesus taught in Matthew 6, find a quiet place, close the door, and pray to your Father, who sees in secret....

In John 11, God spoke audibly to a dead man called Lazarus. He was dead for four days, but the voice of God is not limited.  Today, many might feel like Lazarus; the only difference is that you have breath in your lungs. You might be in a dark place with no hope, and even those around you may have no hope for you. They might have a lot of negative things to say about you.  However, one voice has t...