"Prayer Changes Everything" Devotion for Today

October 02, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Hope of the Glory of God" Romans 5:1-2 New International Version 5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. God did not leave His saving work unfinished,...

September 30, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Trust Him for All Your Needs" Philippians 4:19-20 New International Version 19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. 20 To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. God has promised to meet every need of His children—His riches are included in the price Christ paid for their salvation (Ephes...

September 29, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Do Not Be Double Minded" James 1:5-8 New International Version 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not e...

September 28, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Endurance" James 1:2-4 New International Version 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. It’s important to realize these verses are not...

September 27, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Unbridled Freedom" Hebrews 10:23-25 New International Version 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see...

September 26, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Liability" James 5:16 New International Version 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. The Bible, however, makes it clear that Christians are to support each other in this regard: “Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray fo...

September 25, 2023 Daily Devotion: "The Prayer of a Servant" Nehemiah 1:10 ( ESV) 10 They are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power and by your strong hand. Talking to God doesn’t always come naturally, but we have examples in Scripture to help us. In today’s passage, Nehemiah strengthens His prayers by recalling God’s character. Bringing divine attrib...

September 24, 2023 Daily Devotion: "God's Delay" 2 Peter 3:8-9 New International Version 8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead, he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to r...

September 23, 2023 Daily Devotion: "In Due Time" Galatians 6:9-10 New International Version 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. There are at least two kinds of waiting. We wait passively at...

Daily Devotion September 22, 2023 "Patient & Trust" Luke 12:22 New International Version 22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. In Luke 12, Jesus’ assessment of His audience could have been written today. “Do not worry about your life,” He says. Specifically, He says not to b...

September 21, 2023 Daily Devotion: "God's Faithful Presence" Zephaniah 3:16-17 New International Version 16 On that day, they will say to Jerusalem, “Do not fear, Zion; do not let your hands hang limp. 17 The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love, he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” I...

September 20, 2023 Daily Devotion: "God Redeem All Things" Haggai 2: 6-9 New International Version 6 “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. 7 I will shake all nations, and what is desired by all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord Almighty. 8 ‘The silver is m...

September 19, 2023 Daily Devotion: "A Glimpse of Hope” Ruth 1:22 New International Version 22 So Naomi returned from Moab accompanied by Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest was beginning. God can redeem our emptiness just as he can accept our first steps toward him in faith. Though Naomi’s outlook is bleak at this point, God’s Word offers a glimp...

September 18, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Repentance - Open the block Line of Communication" 1 Timothy 1: 15-17 New International Version 15 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. 16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense...

September 17, 2023 Daily Devotion: “God our Savior“ Psalms 27: 6-9 New International Version Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the Lord.7 Hear my voice when I call, Lord; be merciful to me and answer me.8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face“ Your face, Lord, I will seek. 9 Do not hi...

September 16, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Spiritual Mountaintops" Psalm 23:1-6 New International Version 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; yo...

September 15, 2023 Daily Devotion: "After God's Own Heart" 1 Samuel 17:34-35 New International Version 34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, 35 I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it...

September 14, 2023 Daily Devotion: "The Perfect Conversation" Psalm 95:6-8 New International Version 6 Come, let us bow down in worship let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; 7 for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if only you would hear his voice, 8 “Do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah,[a] as you did that day at Massah[b] i...

September 13, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Like David's Heart" 1 Samuel 16:10-11 New International Version 10 Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to him, “The Lord has not chosen these.” 11 So he asked Jesse, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse answered. “He is tending the sheep.” Samuel said, “Send for him; we will not sit dow...

September 12, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Total Surrender" Romans 12:1-2 New International Version 12 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then, you will be able...

September 11, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Enough" 1 Samuel 15:15-19 New International Version 15 Saul answered, “The soldiers brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best of the sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the Lord your God, but we totally destroyed the rest.” 16 “Enough!” Samuel said to Saul. “Let me tell you what the Lord said to me last night.” “Tell me,” Saul replied. 17 Sam...

September 10, 2023 Daily Devotion  "A Heart of God" 1 Samuel 13:13–14 “How foolish!” Samuel exclaimed. “You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you. Had you kept it, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. But now your kingdom must end, for the LORD has sought out a man after his own heart. The LORD has already appointed him to be the leader of his...

September 09, 2023 Daily Devotion: "God Will Never Fall Short" Psalm 63:8 New International Version 8 I cling to you; your right hand upholds me. Perhaps you struggle to feel near to the Lord. It could be pride that’s preventing you from admitting your need for Him. Maybe you feel life’s too hectic to sit in His presence. Or it’s possible you’re afraid to be transparent. That’s understan...

September 08, 2023 Daily Devotion: "An Intrinsic Part of Life" Proverbs 3:3-4 New International Version 3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.4 Then you will win favour and a good name in the sight of God and man. Jesus taught the same principle. He said one man built his house on a rock while another was built on...

September 07, 2023 Daily Devotion: "God's Being Almost Sovereign" Numbers 27:21-23 New International Version 21 He is to stand before Eleazar the priest, who will obtain decisions for him by inquiring of the Urim before the Lord. At his command, he and the entire community of the Israelites will go out, and at his command, they will come in.” 22 Moses did as the Lord commanded him. H...