"Prayer Changes Everything" Devotion for Today

April 11, 2024 Daily Devotion: "God Is Sovereign" Genesis 50:19-20 New Living Translation 19 But Joseph replied, “Don’t be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you? 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people. In Joseph’s life, God used a great evil to bring about a great good. His brothers had...

April 10, 2024 Daily Devotion: "His Goodness Never Fails" Habakkuk 1:2-4 New International Version 2 How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save? 3 Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. 4 Therefore the law is pa...

April 09, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Trust The Timing" Psalm 94:14-15 New International Version 14 For the Lord will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance. 15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it. What we desire may be good, whether it be the demise of evil, peace in our nations, restoration of our relationships, o...

April 08, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Promises of God" Luke 1:76-79 The Passion Translation And to you I prophesy, my little son, you will be known as the prophet of the Most High. You will be a forerunner, going before the face of Lord YAHWEH, to prepare hearts to embrace his ways. You will preach to his people the revelation of salvation, the cancellation of all our sins, to bring us back to...

April 07, 2024 Daily Devotion: "The One Who Makes a Way" Isaiah 35:9-10 New International Version 9 No lion will be there, nor any ravenous beast; they will not be found there. But only the redeemed will walk there 10 and those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and si...

April 06, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Praise Him Even More" Psalm 113 :1-2 New International Version 1 Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, you his servants; praise the name of the Lord. 2 Let the name of the Lord be praised, both now and forevermore. This psalm was recited by generations of Israelites, reminding and exhorting them to praise the Lord in all circumstances. He is worthy of praise,...

April 05, 2024 Daily Devotion: "From Generation to Generation" Luke 1:46-50 New International Version 46 And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, 49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his name. 50 His mercy ex...

April 04, 2024 Daily Devotion: “He Will Fulfill His Purposes" Luke 1:25 New International Version 25 “The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.” We will see over and over again the deity and humanity of Christ and the way He fulfilled His purposes to bring eternal redemption to His people. And as we do, we will...

April 03, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Unwavering Faith" Luke 1:68-71 The Passion Translation “Praise be to the exalted Lord God of Israel, for he has seen us through eyes of grace, and he comes as our Hero-God to set us free! He appears to us as a mighty Savior, a trumpet of redemption from the house of David, his servant, just as he promised long ago by the words of his holy prophets. They pr...

April 02, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Our Salvation" Luke 4:18-19 New International Version 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind to set the oppressed free, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”[a] The salvation we are given in Christ is...

April 01, 2024 Daily Devotion: "He sees; He knows; He cares" Luke 5:24 New International Version 24 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” We may often find ourselves asking God for something we deeply desire only to find Him giving us something we need. We may n...

March 31, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Great Compassion" Luke 7:16 (ESV) 16 Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” Jesus performed two miracles. These miracles were very different, involving almost opposite situations. But the circumstances did not matter. What mattered was who Jesus is and what He was willi...

March 30, 2024 Daily Devotion: "The New Covenants" Luke 10:27 The Passion Translation The religious scholar answered, “It states, ‘You must love the Lord God with all your heart, all your passion, all your energy, and your every thought. And you must love your neighbor as yourself.’ In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus described a man from Samaria who was willing to help a Jewish...

March 29, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Arise and Go" Luke 17:17-19 The Passion Translation “So where are the other nine?” Jesus asked. “Weren’t there ten who were healed? They all refused to return to give thanks and give glory to God except you, a foreigner from Samaria?” Then Jesus said to the healed man lying at his feet, “Arise and go. It was your faith that brought you salvation and made y...

March 28, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Seek and Save the Lost" Luke 19:10 New International Version 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Jesus came to seek and save the lost. His purpose was not to gain power or fame but to find those who were lost and needed a Savior. The religious leaders rejected Him, but those who seemed less likely to be considered righteous, like begg...

March 27, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Your Faith Has Healed You" Luke 18:38-42 New International Version 38 He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 39 Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 40 Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him, 41 “What do...

March 26, 2024 Daily Devotion: "We Are Witnesses" Luke 24:42-45 The Passion Translation They handed him a piece of broiled fish and some honeycomb. And they watched him eat. Then he said to them, “Don’t you remember the words that I spoke to you when I was still with you? I told you that I would fulfill everything written about me, including all the prophecies from the law of Moses throu...

March 25, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Love and Saved by Grace" Luke 7:47–50 NRSV 47 Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which were many, have been forgiven; hence she has shown great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.” 48 Then he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” 49 But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives...

March 24, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Miracles After Miracles" Luke 8:25 The Passion Translation Then Jesus said to them, “Why are you fearful? Have you lost your faith in me?” Shocked, they said with amazement to one another, “Who is this man who has authority over winds and waves that they obey him?” Today’s bible verse includes four incredible miracles of Jesus, miracles that displayed His...

March 23, 2024 Daily Devotion: "No Big Deal with Him" Luke 9:15-17 The Passion Translation After everyone was seated, Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, and gazing into the heavenly realm he gave thanks for the food. Then, in the presence of his disciples, he broke off pieces of bread and fish, and kept giving more to each disciple to give to the crowd. It was multiplying before th...

March 22, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Endless Love of God" Romans 5:3-5 The Passion Translation But that’s not all! Even in times of trouble we have a joyful confidence, knowing that our pressures will develop in us patient endurance. And patient endurance will refine our character, and proven character leads us back to hope. And this hope is not a disappointing fantasy, because we can now exp...

March 20, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Walking with Him" Psalms 119:49-50 The Passion Translation Lord, never forget the promises you’ve made to me, for they are my hope and confidence. In all of my affliction I find great comfort in your promises, for they have kept me alive! Hope in God’s holiness drives us to obey His commands and walk in His ways. The more we follow His commands, the more w...

March 19, 2024  Daily Devotion: “Resurrection Hope” 1 Corinthians 15:16-19 The Passion Translation If the dead aren’t raised up, that would mean that Christ has not been raised up either. And if Christ is not alive, you are still lost in your sins and your faith is a fantasy. It would also mean that those believers in Christ who have passed away have simply perished. If the only benefit of our hop...

March18, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Hold On, Pain Ends”  (HOPE) 1 Peter 1:8-9 The Passion Translation You love him passionately although you have not seen him, but through believing in him you are saturated with an ecstatic joy, indescribably sublime and immersed in glory. For you are reaping the harvest of your faith—the full salvation promised you—your souls’ victory! Our hope is not based on ou...

March 17, 2024 Daily Devotion: "His Purpose and Promises Are Always for Eternity" Hebrews 11:16 New International Version Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. Hebrews chapter 11 describes the faith of many of God’s people. God gave them incredible promises and told them ho...