"Prayer Changes Everything" Devotion for Today

January 08, 2024   Daily Devotion:   "Yes and Amen"   Deuteronomy 10:12 New International Version   12 And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul When you encounter opportunities to serve the Lord, how do you respond? God wants us to...

January 07, 2024   Daily Devotion:   "The Fullness of God" Ephesians 3:19-21 New International Version   19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in C...

January 05, 2024   Daily Devotion:   "Speaking The Truth in Love"   Ephesians 4:15 New International Version   15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.   Paul is saying that the more the Spirit empowers people’s lives, the more they will “grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, that i...

January 04, 2024   Daily Devotion:   "Our God Can Change the Heart"   Esther 8:1-2 New International Version   8 That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the presence of the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her. 2 The king took off his signet ring, which he had reclaimed from Haman, and presented it to M...

January 03, 2024   Daily Devotion:   "The Riches of His Glory Inheritance"   Ephesians 1:18-19 New International Version   18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the m...

January 02, 2024   Daily Devotion:   "Pray Continually"   1 Thessalonians 5:16-17 New International Version   16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually,   The best way to do in starting the year is to pray! Make your life a life of prayer. Tell Him, in anguish if necessary, the pain of waiting. Express your panic. Tell God you're trapped. You don't know how you can stay afloat much...

December 28, 2023   Daily Devotion:   "The Grace and Goodness of God is New Every Morning"   Lamentations 3:21-23 New International Version   21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: 22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.   We face desolation, uncertainty, and brokenn...

December 27, 2023   Daily Devotion:   "Diligent Hands Will Rule"   Proverbs 10:4 New International Version   4 Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.   Through prayer and obedience, we align ourselves with God’s plans instead of our own. This is how we cultivate habits grounded in His Word. This kind of diligence goes hand in hand with stewardship of our time, tale...

December 17, 2023   Daily Devotion:   "Respond with Faith" 1 Corinthians 10:13 New International Version   13 No temptation[a] has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted[b] beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, [c] he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.   When you are going through a trial, what...

December 16, 2023 Daily Devotion:   "Just A Little While" 1 Peter 1:6-9 New International Version   6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and ho...

December 15, 2023 Daily Devotion:   "Don't Let Fear Make You Quit"   Isaiah 41:8-10 New International Version   8 “But you, Israel, my servant Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham, my friend, 9 I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners, I called you. I said, ‘You are my servant’; I have chosen you and have not rejected you. 10 So do not fear, f...

December 14, 2023 Daily Devotion: "When It Is Time"   2 Corinthians 5:8 New International Version   8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. It’s wise to be prepared. The first step is to make sure you know Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Next, live a surrendered life and strive to walk according to His will. Since it’s an inescapable...

December 13, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Obedience Is Our Protection"   John 14:15 New International Version   15 “If you love me, keep my commands.   If you are a child of God, He will not cast you out of His family. But if you are stubbornly refusing to obey Him, continuing to walk your own way, He will bring severe discipline upon you. He loves you too much to ignore your actions. God is go...

December 12, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Watch Your Tongue" Proverbs 21:23-31 New Living Translation Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut, and you will stay out of trouble. Mockers are proud and haughty; they act with boundless arrogance. Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin, for their hands refuse to work. We live in a day of hearsay when few people pass along information t...

December 11, 2023 Daily Devotion: "We Are God Special Person" Esther 2:17-18 New International Version 17 Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. 18 And the king gave a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all h...

December 10, 2023 Daily Devotion: "The Lord Has Full of Compassion and Mercy" James 5:7-11 New International Version 7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. 9 Don’t grumble...

December 09, 2023 Daily Devotion: "His Omnipotent Hands" Ephesians 1:19 New International Version 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength. This is the wonder of God's sovereignty. Working behind the scenes, He is moving and pushing and rearranging events and changing minds until He brings out of even the most carnal and se...

December 08, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Forever Be with Him" Revelation 17:14 New International Version   14 They will wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings—and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.” Jesus will be with us to the end of time (Matthew 28:20). And Revelation reminds us that He will not o...

December 07, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Remain Teachable" Esther 2:20 New International Version 20 But Esther had kept secret her family background and nationality just as Mordecai had told her to do, for she continued to follow Mordecai’s instructions as she had done when he was bringing her up. Education is going from an unconscious to conscious awareness of one's ignorance." I agr...

December 06, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Perfect Assurance and Trust" 1 John 3:21 (TLB) We can come to the Lord with perfect assurance and trust . . . The Bible teaches that faith will manifest itself in three ways. It will manifest itself in doctrine—in what you believe. It will manifest itself in worship—your communion with God and the fellowship of the church. It will manifest itself in mor...

December 05, 2023 Daily Devotion: "From Ordinary to Extraordinary" Esther 2:1-7 New International Version 2 Later when King Xerxes’ fury had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what he had decreed about her. 2 Then the king’s personal attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king. 3 Let the king appoint commissioners in every pro...

December 04, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Wise in Heart" Proverbs 16:21-24 New International Version 21 The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.22 Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools. 23 The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.24 Gracious words are a honeycomb, sw...

December 03, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Follow Him Everywhere" Acts 9:1-4 New International Version 9 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusal...

December 02, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Places in Our Lives" 2 Kings 2:11–14 New Living Translation 11 As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of fire. It drove between the two men, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven. 12 Elisha saw it and cried out, “My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of...

December 01, 2023 Daily Devotion: "A House of Prayer" Acts 1:11-14 New International Version 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”12 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath da...