"Prayer Changes Everything" Devotion for Today

8 October 2025 Daily Devotion: "The Day of the Lord is Near" Zephaniah 1:7 New International Version 7 Be silent before the Sovereign Lord, for the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice; he has consecrated those he has invited. Are you ever desperate to hear from God? Do you feel you could possibly receive a word from Him if your life just wasn't so loud? Life ca...

07 October 2025 Daily Devotion: "Unshakable Faith" Job 13:15 New Living Translation 15 God might kill me, but I have no other hope. I am going to argue my case with him. Christ makes a difference in how people grieve. For Christ followers, joy and hope can be ever-present even during tragedy. Scripture doesn't say that we won't grieve, but that we shouldn't grieve like those...

06 October 2025 Daily Devotion: "Friends and Foes" 2 Timothy 4:10-12 New Living Translation 10 Demas has deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia. 11 Only Luke is with me. Bring Mark with you when you come, for he will be helpful to me in my ministry. 12 I sent Tychicus to Ephesus. Ther...

05 October 2025 Daily Devotion: "The Call to Endurance" Hebrews 12:1 New Living Translation 12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. Runners have lots of mottos. Here's a fav...

04 October 2025 Daily Devotion: "Is with Us" Psalm 46:11 New Living Translation 11 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress. In biblical times; the strongest protection against an enemy. was a fortress. In the Bible, God is compared to a bulwark or a rampart, which is a fortification, wall, or embankment built to protect the warriors who shot arrows...

03 October 2025 Daily Devotion: “Praise for Righteous Judgment” Psalm 9:4 New Living Translation 4 For you have judged in my favor; from your throne you have judged with fairness. No matter what happens to us here on earth, no matter how our rights might be trampled or whatever is important to us might be crushed, we can know that eventually God, the Righteous Judge, will hand down His ruling, and...

02 October 2025 Daily Devotion: "Complete Joy Through Unity" Philippians 2:2 New Living Translation 2 Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. Can you think of anything less joyful than being at odds with someone you care about? Whether a disagreement involves sports, politics, or musical pref...

1 October 2025 Daily Devotion: "Every Knee Will Bow” Philippians 2:10 New Living Translation 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth Where does your strength come from? Many people rely on their physical prowess or attempt to intimidate with their wit and intellect. If the source of our power is anything other than the name of Jesus, we&#...

30 September 2025 Daily Devotion: "The Promises of God are Yes and Amen in Christ" 2 Corinthians 1:20 New Living Translation 20 For all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding “Yes!” And through Christ, Has anyone ever broken a promise to you? Something happens when people fail to keep their word; we don't get quite as excited when they promise something new...

29 September 2025 Daily Devotion: "Her Love and His Forgiveness" Luke 7:44 New Living Translation 44 Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Look at this woman kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn’t offer me water to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair. What do you see when you look at the people around you?...

28 September 2025 Daily Devotion: "The Sacrifice" Genesis 22:2 New Living Translation 2 “Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.” We tend to hold tightly to things. Without even realizing it, we sometimes cling more tightly to people, dreams, and o...

27 September 2025 Daily Devotion: "Sounds of Restoration" Jeremiah 33:11 New Living Translation 11 the sounds of joy and laughter. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will be heard again, along with the joyous songs of people bringing thanksgiving offerings to the Lord. They will sing, ‘Give thanks to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, for the Lord is good. His faithful love endures fo...

26 September 2025 Daily Devotion: "Faith's Role" John 11:39 New Living Translation 39 “Roll the stone aside,” Jesus told them. But Martha, the dead man’s sister, protested, “Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.” There's immense joy in being a part of what God is doing at any given time. What if Moses hadn't reached out and grabbed the snake by the...

25 September 2025 Daily Devotion: "A Great Reward in Heaven" Luke 6:23 New Living Translation 23 When that happens, be happy! Yes, leap for joy! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, their ancestors treated the ancient prophets that same way. Chances are that everyone has, at some point, been excluded or disliked; this is, without a doubt, a painful experience. How are y...

24 September 2025   Daily Devotion: "From Bitterness to Blessing" Ruth 4:14 English Standard Version 14 Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a redeemer, and may his name be renowned in Israel! Can you think of a time when you experienced emptiness? Whether an empty seat at the table, an empty bank account, or an empty womb, emptiness c...

23 September 2025 Daily Devotion: "The Path of Peace" 1 Peter 3:11 New Living Translation 11 Turn away from evil and do good Search for peace, and work to maintain it. This verse tells us to “work to maintain” peace. Interestingly, Romans12, which is full of brief “nuggets” that explain how to live the joyful life, also tells us to do all we can to live in harmony with others. We can tel...

22 September 2025 Daily Devotion: "God is My Portion and Cup" Psalm 16:5 New Living Translation 5 Lord, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine. Many natural disasters have ripped around the world. Some causing people to lose everything they own: their photographs, important papers, furniture, vehicles-eventheir entire homes. How difficult it must be...

21 September 2025   Daily Devotion: "Singing of God's Faithfulness" Psalm 89:1 New Living Translation Psalm I will sing of the Lord’s unfailing love forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness. What do you have to leave behind when you're gone? Most people aspire to leave some mark on the world or some monetary gift to their children. While these things may bring some s...

20 September 2025 Daily Devotion: "Doubt and Disbelief" Luke 1:18 New Living Translation 18 Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure this will happen? I’m an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years.” What do you do when times are difficult? When you've trusted until you're tired and you've endured until you're empty? What's your response when well-...

19 September 2025 Daily Devotion: "God Has a Plan" Jeremiah 29:11 New Living Translation 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. If polled, three out of four Christians would probably claim Jeremiah 29:11 as their “life verse.” Some people quote it to every friend going through a trial. It&#39...

18 September 2025 DailyDevotion: "When All Hope Seems Lost" Luke 8:49 New Living Translation 49 While he was still speaking to her, a messenger arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. He told him, “Your daughter is dead. There’s no use troubling the Teacher now.” How many times have you believed that something was dead, hopeless, beyond repair, or not worth the figh...

17 September 2025 Daily Devotion: "A Father's Hope" Genesis 48:11 New Living Translation 11 Then Jacob said to Joseph, “I never thought I would see your face again, but now God has let me see your children, too!” Israel believed that his son had been dead for years. He had no reason to expect to see Joseph's face again on earth. There wasn't much hope for a surprise reunion....

16 September 2025 Daily Devotion: "Restoration and Hope" Hosea 2:14 New International Version 14 “Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her. How quick are you, during a time of trouble, to say, “What have I done to deserve this?” Often our first response is to view our trials as punishment. It's difficult to “rejoice always”...

15 September 2025 Daily Devotion: "The Victor's Reward" Revelation 2:28 New Living Translation 28 They will have the same authority I received from my Father, and I will also give them the morning star! Have you ever given someone a gift or offered something that you didn't feel was fully appreciated? Perhaps they failed to fully grasp the value of what was being given. Or maybe...

14 September 2025 Daily Devotion: "The Danger of a Loose Tongue" James 1:26 New Living Translation 26 If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. There isn't a person alive who hasn't spoken out of turn at some point or wished he could say, the words simply can't be put back once they have come out. Wor...