Carter Conlon | Daily Devotionals

Luke 8:52–54 says, "Now all wept and mourned for her, but he said, 'Do not weep. She's not dead, but sleeping,' and they ridiculed him knowing that she was dead, so he put them all outside, took her by the hand, and called, saying, 'Little girl, arise.'" When Jesus was getting ready to perform a miracle, He put the people with unbelief and mockery out of the house. These communities are small. I c...

Today, I want to remind you that our battle is not against people but against spiritual forces and wickedness in the heavenly realm. We should not view people as our enemies but instead recognize that they are influenced by the Spirit of God or the spirit of darkness.  There is a spiritual war happening, and we need to be prepared by wearing the full armor of God. It's crucial to understand that t...

I thank God for how people get saved through sermons preached from a pulpit, but that's not how most people come to Christ. Most of them come to Jesus through you. Whoever you are, whichever apartment or home you live in, where you work, God can use you there.  Don't live your life trying to get out of where God has placed you because the light of His mercy and the voice of His hope need to be hea...

It's time that the Church of God stops complaining about what's happening around us, and we start thanking God that we have been called to be a testimony of His glory through our lives. Right where we are, God can use us as salt and light. We have to have a biblical worldview that's not only about the judgment coming to this world but also about the cross of Jesus Christ. It's about God's willingn...

Luke 8, beginning at verse 54: “But he put them all outside, took her by the hand and called saying, ‘Little girl, arise.’ Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And he commanded that she be given something to eat.” I love how practical God is; I hope you do as well. He's just raised this little girl from the dead. She's only becoming a teenager. We both know that teenagers are alway...

Luke 8:54: “But He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, ‘Little girl, arise.’” Jairus' daughter represented the delight of his heart, hope, and future; she meant so much to this man. Even being a ruler, he humbled himself in the sight of God by falling at the feet of Jesus. You would think a ruler would stand tall and erect before God and say, "Please, I have a request to...

When I came to America in 1994, I was stunned to see how many Christians there were. Everyone seemed to be a Christian— even politicians, athletes, and actors. It was trendy to be a believer in Jesus Christ. In less than 30 years, I've watched it go the other way. Now, it's not popular to be a believer in Christ. If you're a Christian, you're considered a hater. You are now unnecessary, unwanted,...

God will empower His people to live above the darkness in our time. He will empower us to stand and speak boldly in His name. He will empower us so that we're not swallowed by the waters of confusion or the fires of evil passion in this generation.  We are going to stand as a testimony of who He is. As all Hell begins to break out in this world and as hope continuously begins to be lost, people wi...

We have crossed all moral lines. God will judge this world, but He will display His mercy before He does.  We are in this generation to be a testimony of that mercy. We are a safe place for anyone who wants to be redeemed through Jesus Christ. We are the testimony that God will build in a very visible place. I warn you, we'll have to endure the mockery of a fallen generation. We will be laughed at...

Luke 8:49; “While he was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue's house saying to him, ‘Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the teacher.’ But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, ‘Do not be afraid. Only believe, and she will be made well.’” Oh God, help us again in our generation to believe. I have a question for you today. Do you think that our cities can be made...

In Lamentations 2:19, the prophet Jeremiah says, "Arise, cry out in the night at the beginning of the watches. Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift your hands towards him for the life of your young children who faint from hunger at the head of every street."  The prophet Jeremiah stood with a broken heart as he watched his beloved people and nation being taken into capt...

I believe the world is launching its final assault against the Lordship of Jesus Christ and His people. This world is succumbing to the lower nature planted in humanity in the Garden of Eden.  Satan sowed a seed in humanity through our first parents, Adam and Eve. The seed that he sowed was the thought that we could be godly without God, and in ourselves, we can determine what is good and what is...

If you've opened your heart to God, He has cleansed you. You don't have the right to call yourself unclean any longer. You no longer have the right to disagree with God because you are not God in this area of your life.  Jesus Christ went to the cross, He shed his blood, He died for you. If you've opened your heart to Him, He has cleansed you. The Bible says that you are the righteousness of God i...

Seeing young people living for God gives me such hope for the future. They're the ones who will be the testimony that God is going to raise in this generation to prove that He is, indeed, God. As young people adopt God's plan and lay aside what would keep them in mediocrity, they will come into a supernatural life.  When I say supernatural, I mean that it will be a supernatural strength that will...

Acts 8: 29–31: “Then the Spirit said to Philip, ‘Go near and overtake this chariot.’ So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, ‘Do you understand what you are reading?’ And he said, ‘How can I, unless someone guides me?’ And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.” I get so wrapped up in my thoughts that I've become oblivious at times to the questions in people...

In Philippians 4:13, Paul says, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”   I returned from vacation to find a jury duty notification in my mailbox. To be honest with you today, it's about as refreshing as a mouthful of sand. I sit here in the jury waiting room hoping, and yes, praying, that my name will not be called. After all, I have to be in Ohio in a few days, and I'm doing rad...

I want to remind you that God never calls us where we are comfortable. He never calls us where our natural skill set would take over. We would begin to do things as we think they should be; it's really that simple. We would rely on something other than God and start depending on our natural abilities.  God will call us into an uncomfortable place where He has to equip us to perform what only He ca...

God has a plan for your life. He has bigger plans than the thoughts you have about yourself. He wants to affect the world around you in a way that perhaps you haven't even considered. Now, you might have a plan that isn’t bad, but what if it's not God's plan? What if it falls short of the glory of what God wants to reveal about Himself through you? Do you want what God says about you to be what yo...

When God told Noah that He would judge the world, He could have done it in a day. Instead, He waited decades for judgment. He sent Noah to build a testimony of His mercy. He called that society out of darkness and into life, but unfortunately, they rejected it. They thought their lives could go on forever and it would only get better.  It seems like we've reached that point in history again where...

Proverbs 3:25, in the King James translation, says: "Be not afraid of sudden fear."   Sudden fear happens when we're surprised by news or events we didn't expect to happen when our day began. It can hit us as suddenly as an earthquake hits an unsuspecting city—an unexpected confrontation, a cell phone call, a doctor's report. Each of them can shake our foundation and cause us to begin to crumble i...

I'm concerned today. It's not right that God is not being glorified throughout the earth. It's not right that God's people are intermixing with the ways of this world, and there seems to be no demarcation of who is from God and who is not.  We are supposed to glorify the name of Jesus Christ on the Earth. As the people of God, we must make a difference. We shouldn't be living in compromise. We sho...

Acts 19:15–16 says, “And the evil spirit answered and said, ‘Jesus, I know, and Paul, I know, but who are you?’ Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them so that they fled out of that house, naked and wounded.” I have a bit of advice for someone today. Before you run around using the name of Jesus, make sure you have a real relationship w...

When we pray, we always assume that we know what we need. Have you ever thought we should start our prayers by asking God what we should pray? We often ask Him for things we think we need or want, but the Lord knows every circumstance we will face. So we should ask Him to prepare us for what's ahead.  He knows if we'll need courage deep in faith, wisdom, provision, protection, or even the ability...

I want you to know that God has been preparing His people for a specific purpose for these times. He is calling a mighty army to its feet. God's calling us to walk in the supernatural power He's willing to provide us.  On our part, we must be willing to be sent in His name and do what He calls us to do. We must pray that God will also help those who aren't anticipating that He will use them becaus...