"Prayer Changes Everything" Devotion for Today

August 19, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Step in God’s Direction" James 4:8 NLT Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. If we step in God’s direction, He never rejects us. He always embraces the truly repentant who cry out to Him for cleansing. Here God is inviting us to choose Him...

August 18, 2024 Daily Devotion: "He Knows the Way" Psalm 1:6 New International Version 6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction. Our good God “knows the way” before us – not one detail escapes His notice. He has paved each step of our lives with His providential protection. He surrounds His children with His tender care and is f...

August 17, 2024 Daily Devotion: "God Sized Assignment" Joshua 1:9 New International Version 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua has received a God-sized assignment. Moses is dead, and now Joshua will lead the people into the Promised Land. The fruit of the land is ri...

August 16, 2024 Daily Devotion: "The Defender" Isaiah 41:10 New International Version 10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. When we are paralyzed by fear and unable to stand, our ever-present Protector has promised to uphold us and strengthen us. He is our all-powerf...

August 15, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Chosen by God" 1 Peter 1:15-16 New International Version 15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy. Holiness is hard for one to comprehend. It seems unattainable, lofty, and pure. Once, however, I heard a teacher say that the word “holy” means to be separate. That I can understand...

August 14, 2024 Daily Devotion: "God Is the Strength" Psalm 73:26 New International Version 26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. When God remains the strength of our heart, His power is made perfect in our weakness. When we don’t have the strength to stand, physically or spiritually, God’s strength holds us up. It’s a holy gravity...

August 13, 2024 Daily Devotion: “Act of Bravery” Philippians 2:3-5 New International Version 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. Putting others before us is an act of bravery. It might not seem like it, but putting others first means laying down o...

August 12, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Hope of Heaven" Revelation 21:4 New International Version 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’[a] or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” One of the greatest joys of being a Christ follower is the promise of heaven. Believing in eternal life with God gives us a different perspective...

August 11, 2024 Daily Devotion: “Come to Me” Matthew 11:28-30 New International Version 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” There is so much comfort and encouragement in these verses. It’s a...

August 10, 2024 Daily Devotion: “THE PROMISE OF HEAVEN” Revelation 21:4 New International Version 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’[a] or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” One of the greatest joys of being a Christ follower is the promise of heaven. Believing in eternal life with God gives us a different perspective whe...

August 9, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Consistent Faith" 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 New International Version 8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.   There is something truly remarkable about a person whose faith is consistent. The Bible says there will be troubles, we will be perplexed, and...

August 8, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Come to Me" Matthew 11:28-30 New International Version 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” There is so much comfort and encouragement in these verse...

August 07, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Sow Sparingly" 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 New International Version 6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to bless you abun...

August 06, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Take A Breather" Matthew 11:28-30 New International Version  “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” There is so much comfort and encouragement in these verses....

August 05, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Love and Obedience Rewarded" Deuteronomy 11:1 New International Version 1 Love the Lord your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always. The chapter starts with this command to love and always obey and goes on to describe the blessings bestowed on those who are obedient to God’s commands. But what about this takes bravery...

August 04, 2024 Daily Devotion: "God's Rest" Hebrews 4:9-10 New International Version 9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; 10 for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, [a] just as God did from his. Have you ever had one of those days where you were miraculously blessed with extra minutes somehow, with nothing urgent on the to-do list, and w...

August 03, 2024 Daily Devotion  "The Fear of the Lord Leads to Life" Proverbs 29:25 New International Version 25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. When we are afraid of other people’s disapproval, when we are afraid that we don’t measure up to someone’s standards, and when we are afraid of letting people down, we’re “fearing people.” It is...

August 02, 2024 Daily Devotion: "God Is with Us" Isaiah 41:10 New International Version 10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Fear and discouragement are partners in crime. They work together and make us forget that God is with us, and try to convince us that we are...

August 01, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Forgive and Be Freed" Colossians 3:13 New International Version 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. When you think of the characteristics of bravery, you might think of strength, perseverance, and resilience. Forgiveness probably isn’t something that comes to mind....

July 31, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Taste and See" Psalm 34:8 New International Version 8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. When we read the word “refuge,” picture a place with a covering, like a shelter or an awning, protecting us from a storm. It’s a great visual for what God is to us: a safe place, protector, covering. But in this verse, there...

July 30, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Trust in the Lord" Proverbs 3:5-6 New International Version 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. God doesn’t say, “Understand me.” He says, “Trust me.” Trusting without understanding takes a brave faith. There will be many times when we don’t u...

July 29, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Fight and Hold Tight" 1 Timothy 6:11-12 New International Version 11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. We are cal...

July 28, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Send Out" Matthew 9:37-38 New International Version 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” God gives many people natural talents, gifts, and abilities. But on their day of salvation, Christians are given a supernatural gift t...

July 27, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Make Disciples" Matthew 28:19-20 New International Version 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Christians are called to make disciples. We m...

July 26, 2024 Daily Devotion: "Spiritual Transformation" Romans 12:2 New International Version 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Because a believer is transformed into a new creation on her day of salvation, her motivation, commit...