"Prayer Changes Everything" Devotion for Today

September 06, 2023 Daily Devotion: "We Cannot Turn Back Time" Numbers 20:11-12 New International Version 11 Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank. 12 But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring...

September 05, 2023 Daily Devotion: "His Word Is Truth" John 17:17 New International Version 17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. In the Garden of Gethsemane, hours before His arrest, Jesus prayed for the disciples: “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth” A little later, when questioned by Pilate, Jesus replied that He’d come into the world to testify to the truth....

September 04, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Time of Waiting" Psalm 27:14 New International Version 14 Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. What the world tells us is often in direct conflict with Scripture. Throughout the Bible, the concept of waiting is expressed in many different ways. We read about how long the Israelites had to wait to enter the Promised Land, b...

September 03, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Only God is Imperative" Numbers 11:26-29 New International Version 26 However, two men, whose names were Eldad and Medad, had remained in the camp. They were listed among the elders but did not go out to the tent. Yet the Spirit also rested on them, and they prophesied in the camp. 27 A young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in...

September 02, 2023 Daily Devotion: "The Written Instructions" Exodus 20:20 New International Version 20 Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning. Isn't it great that God gave His people written instructions to obey? This is the first time in all of history that God wrote down His Word. Unti...

September 01, 2023 Daily Devotion: "In Silence He Waits for Us" Isaiah 44:6 New International Version 6 “This is what the Lord says— Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I am the first, and I am the last; apart from me, there is no God. God is holy. Exalted. He is the only wise God, the Creator, the Maker, the sovereign Lord. He is the Master. He tells me what to do, and I have...

August 31, 2023 Daily Devotion: “The Provider and Deliverer" 1 Kings 17: 12-14 New International Version 12 “As surely as the Lord your God lives,” she replied, “I don’t have any bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, that we may eat it—and die.” 13 Elijah said to her, “Don’t be af...

August 30, 2023 Daily Devotion: "God Uses Ordinary Means to Move Us in a New Direction" 1 Kings 17:2-7 New International Version 2 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah: 3 “Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. 4 You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.” 5 So he did what the Lord had told him. H...

August 29, 2023  Daily Devotion:  "The Learning from the Past"  Zechariah 1:4 “Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Return now from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.”’ But they did not listen or give heed to Me,” declares the Lord. Each of us has his or her own wilderness cycle. Some struggle with a quiver full...

August 28, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Our Comforter" 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 “For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory Over the long haul, God is honing us through such tests. Stretching us. Breaking us. Crushing us. Reducing us to an absolut...

August 27, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Lamp to Our Feet" Psalm 119:105 New International Version  105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. God’s Word is a “lamp to our feet.” A lamp illuminates the area around it. Likewise, the Bible is essential for seeing and interpreting our emotions, relationships, and circumstances. Our own perceptions may be incomplete or unreliable, but...

August 26, 2023 Daily Devotion: "The Perfect Law" James 1:23-25 New International Version 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forg...

August 25, 2023 Daily Devotion: "The Living and Enduring Word of God" 1 Peter 1:22-23 New International Version 22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. [a] 23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. As...

August 24, 2023 Daily Devotion: "The Food for the Soul" Jeremiah describes as spiritual food. Just as we need physical food to stay alive, we need spiritual food to sustain us. And just as we need a variety of foods, we need to read and listen to the whole counsel of Scripture. Jeremiah prophesied to a rebellious Israel, and he found strength and sustenance in God’s words. But the fact t...

August 23, 2023 Daily Devotion: "GET UP and DON’T BE AFRAID" Matthew 17:5-7 New International Version 5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” 6 When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. 7 But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,...

August 22, 2023 Daily Devotion: “The Power of Obedience" Exodus 11:2-3 New International Version 2 Tell the people that men and women alike are to ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold.” 3 (The Lord made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people, and Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and by the people.) The main point, the central ingredi...

August 21, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Complete Dependence with God" Ezra 4:1-3 New International Version 4 When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the Lord, the God of Israel, 2 they came to Zerubbabel and to the heads of the families and said, “Let us help you build because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to him since the...

August 20, 2023 Daily Devotion: “The Truth of the Gospel" 1 Thessalonians 2:2–4 NIV “We had … been treated outrageously … but with the help of our God we dared to tell you his gospel … the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives … We are not trying to please people but God.” When Paul visited Thessalonica, he faced strong opposition. He was forced to leave the city in cond...

August 18, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Stand Still" Exodus 6:2–6 “Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the LORD. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt. I will redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment.'" So many times you and I miss the opportunity to watch the Lord work in mighty and miraculous ways. Why? Because...

August 17, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Lift Someone Up in Prayer" Colossians 1:9-10 New International Version 9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in...

August 16, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Being Misunderstood Hurts" 2 Corinthians 1:12-14 New International Version 12 Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity[a] and godly sincerity. We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom but on God’s grace. 13 For we do not write you anything...

August 15, 2023 Daily Devotion: "The Wise of Heart Will Receive Commands" Proverbs 10:8 English Standard Version 8 The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin. Nobody likes criticism, but we should remember that God can use it to tell us something important. We are wise to pay attention when people critique us. Their words—whether invited or not—sho...

August 14, 2023 Daily Devotion: "The Sense of Inner Assurance" Exodus 4:22-23 New International Version 22 Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son, 23 and I told you, “Let my son go, so he may worship me.” But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.’” We could call any work done in the will of God "the work of righteousness....

August 13, 2023 Daily Devotion: “Sow Goodness Reap Rewards" Galatians 6:7-10 New International Version   7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we wi...

August 11, 2023 Daily Devotion: "The Sword of Spirit" Hebrews 4:12 New International Version 12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. The word of God is living and active.” We can observe that the Bible is miraculously complex enoug...