"Prayer Changes Everything" Devotion for Today

July 02, 2025 Daily Devotion: "THE PRAYER" Mark 11:23-24 New Living Translation 23 I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt inyour heart. 24 I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours. How do y...

July 01, 2025 Daily Devotion: "THE CROSS" Colossians 2:14 New Living Translation 14 He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. All of us have that person who remembers us “when.” They know the mistakes we've made: the lies, the poor relationship choices, and the downright bad decisions. It's safe to say that none of us would want...

June 30, 2025 Daily Devotion: "Home" Hebrews 12:2 New Living Translation 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. [a] Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. Something about home just brings joy to a person's heart. And nothing is mor...

June 29, 2025 Daily Devotion: "Equal Creation, Unequal Circumstances" Proverbs 22:2 New Living Translation 2 The rich and poor have this in common: The Lord made them both. The most joyful people are those who refuse to separate others into categories-that is, the haves and have-nots. They refuse to set themselves either above or below the rest of the human race, or to see things in term...

June 28, 2025 Daily Devotion: "God's Love Demonstrated" Romans 5:8 New Living Translation 8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. Have you ever thought that someone loved you only because they had to or because you did something for them? Do you ever worry that you're one mistake away from someone no longer loving you? I...

June 26, 2025 Daily Devotion: "The Source of Joy" Genesis 21:6 New Living Translation 6 And Sarah declared, “God has brought me laughter. [a] All who hear about this will laugh with me. Joy is a gift from God; therefore, we can say with certainty that human beings were created for joy-and that includes the sort of joy that's lively, contagious, and sometimes evenloud. Since all human...

June 25, 2025 Daily Devotion: "Success Through Obedience" 1 Chronicles 22:13 English Standard Version 13 Then you will prosper if you are careful to observe the statutes and the rules that the Lord commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Fear not; do not be dismayed. Fear is an instant joy-killer. Think about it: you simply can't feel joy and anxiety at the same time. T...

June 24, 2025 Daily Devotion: "Rejoice with Those Who Rejoice" Romans 12:15 New Living Translation 15 Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. Be honest: When someone you know is blessed, do you feel joy? Or is your first emotion jealousy? A joyful person is quick to rejoice not only when he or she succeeds or experiencessomething wonderful, but when others do too...

June 23, 2025 Daily Devotion: "To Live Is Christ" Philippians 1:18 New Living Translation 18 But that doesn’t matter. Whether their motives are false or genuine, the message about Christ is being preached either way, so I rejoice. And I will continue to rejoice. If you pay attention, you'll discover that the people who consistently experience joy in their lives are those who see the...

June 16, 2025 Daily Devotion: "Discernment for Purity" Philippians 1:10 New Living Translation 10 For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return. Have you ever looked back on a situation and realized it wasn't worth the emotional energy you put into it? Not only did you waste time worrying and fretting,...

June 15, 2025 Daily Devotion: "Restore the Joy of Salvation" Psalm 51:12 New Living Translation 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you Have you ever felt as if your joy tank was just about empty? What did you do to try to refill it? We may try any number of things to restore our own joy. We may plan a night out withfriends or a weekend away by ourselv...

June 12, 2025 Daily Devotion: "Success through Obedience and Courage" 1 Chronicles 22:13 New Living Translation 13 For you will be successful if you carefully obey the decrees and regulations that the Lord gave to Israel through Moses. Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or lose heart! What represents a courageous act for one person may not look the least bit daunting to the next,...

June 10, 2025 Daily Devotion: "Focusing on the Good" Philippians 4:8 New Living Translation 8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that areexcellent and worthy of praise. The human brain is beautiful and complex, sending signals at a rate as high as 268 mil...

June 09, 2025 Daily Devotion: "The Guidance of God's Word" Isaiah 30:21 New Living Translation 21 Your own ears will hear him Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left. Some people have a terrible sense of direction. They'll tell you they feel as if their internal GPS is broken. They can lose their way while driving to...

June 08, 2025 Daily Devotion: "Abiding in Christ: Joy's Promise" John 15:11 New Living Translation 11 I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! What if someone discovered the secret to living joyfully? Would you want them to share it with you? That's a silly question. It's safe to say we would all want in on such a secre...

June 07, 2025 Daily Devotion: "The Pursuit of Happiness: Finding It in Wisdom" Proverbs 3:13 New Living Translation 13 Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. You're probably familiar with the saying “Ignorance is bliss.” It's tempting to live that way, isn't it? While it's sometimes better to be in the dark and not have to deal with the dr...

June 06, 2025 Daily Devotion: "Good Gifts from Above" James 1:17 (New Living Translation)   17 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. [a] He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. Do you ever begin to feel sorry for yourself? We've all been guilty of throwing a pity party or two in our day. What we o...

June 05, 2025 Daily Devotion: "Not A Spirit of Fear but A Spirit of Power" 2 Timothy 1:7 New Living Translation 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. What scares you? Most people could come up with a few fears pretty quickly. Are you afraid of sky scrapers, smallspaces, or spiders? Perhaps you fear being alone, being insignific...

June 04, 2025 Daily Devotion: "Rejoicing in the Proclamation of Christ" Philippians 1:18 New Living Translation 18 But that doesn’t matter. Whether their motives are false or genuine, the message about Christ is being preached either way, so I rejoice. And I will continue to rejoice. How easily are you distracted? The fact is that there are many distractions in our world. There are even...

June 03, 2025 Daily Devotion: "Different Gifts, Same Grace" Romans 12:6 New Living Translation 6 In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. What activity brings you the most joy and makes you feel the most fulfilled? Chances are that your spiritual gifts...

June 02, 2025 Daily Devotion: "Pain With a Purpose" Philippians 1:12 New Living Translation 12 And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters, [a] that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News. How do you feel when you look back on painful experiences? Some things you're probably just thankful to have survived. Then there are those experiences...

June 01, 2025 Daily Devotion: "The Blessed Day of Rest"Genesis 2:3 New Living Translation 3 And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation. Are you a little grumpy when you're tired? A lot grumpy? It's okay; we're all friends here. The fact is that exhaustion doesn't bring out the joy in people. Th...

May 31, 2025 Daily Devotion: "Created for Good Works" Ephesians 2:10 New Living Translation 10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Have you ever known someone who struggled with discovering his purpose in life? It could be a young personchoosing a career or a college. It might be an older person tr...

May 30, 2025 Daily Devotion: "The Trumpet Call and Transformation" 1 Corinthians 15:52 New Living Translation 52 It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. Few things are as striking as a lovingly crafted piece of repurp...

May 28, 2025 Daily Devotion: "The Eternal Perspective" 1 John 2:17 New Living Translation 17 And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever. Have you ever felt as if you were missing something? Day after day your life slips by and you're certain there must be more. The surest way to live a joyless life is...