"Prayer Changes Everything" Devotion for Today

February 08, 2023   Daily Devotion:  "Setting Appropriate Boundaries"   EPHESIANS 4:32  Be kind and loving to each other, and forgive each other just as God forgave you in Christ.  Just because you're an adult doesn't mean your parent or parents aren't still your parents! For some blessed individuals, the transition to an adult relationship with parents is smooth, with nat...

February 07, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Focusing" Colossians 4:2 Continue praying, keeping alert, and always Thanking God. One of the lost arts of civility and friendship is the hand-written note. It seemingly takes forever to write out a note of gratitude in a technologically advanced world where we can tap out a few letters-not necessarily spelled correctly on our cell phone or laptop and send an ins...

February 06, 2023 Daily Devotion: "The Gift of Listening Ear" Philippians 2:3 When you do things, do not let selfishness or pride be your guide. Instead, be humble and give more honor to others than to yourselves. We are admonished throughout all of Scripture to watch our words: We are to offer God praise and thanksgiving (Psalm100:4); we are to treat the name of God with utmost respect (Exodus 20...

February 05, 2023 Daily Devotion: "A New Steps of Confidence" Matthew 14:29 Jesus said, "Come" And Peter left the boat and walked on the water to Jesus. Nothing can rob you of joy, confidence, optimism, and opportunities more quickly than a spirit of fear. Behavioral scientists have long debated whether the first emotion a baby experiences is love or fear. Because of the “startle reflex,” many res...

February 04, 2023 Daily Devotion: "What Really Matters... " Matthew 6:33 The thing you should want most is God's kingdom and doing what God wants. Then all these other things you need will be given to you. There are a number of steps that go into simplifying life but you must always begin by believing that you can live more richly having less-and then making a commitment to that belief. Then, you...

February 03, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Nothing Else Comes First" Luke 10:40 But Martha was busy with all the work to be done. She went in and said, “Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me alone to do all the work? Tell her to help me.” Have you ever found yourself in a situation of being so responsible, so dutiful, so correct in your religious practice that you lost your joy of knowing God? I...

February 02, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Perspective with Kindness" Zechariah 7:9 This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: "Do what is right and true. Be kind and merciful to each other." Some religious leaders challenged Jesus with a question about who we should consider as a neighbor. In other words, who was acceptable and who was unacceptable in their highly segregated society? Jesus gave them an ans...

February 01, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Live each Day Gracefully" 1 Timothy 6:17 God richly gives us everything to enjoy. Walk into any bookstore, pick up any popular cultural magazine off a news rack, and you will quickly be reminded of how significant an issue aging is to millions of people. Questions abound: Am I making enough money to secure a comfortable future? What will do after I retire? Am I i...

January 31, 2023 Daily Devotion: “Conference of Doing Well" 1 Thessalonians 2:7 But we were very gentle with you, like a mother caring for her little children. Some relationships come so easily and are so healthy and affirming, while with others, we struggle to connect. Maybe we aren't in a state of open hostility, but affection and love are hard to give or receive. What causes difficult relations...

January 30, 2023 Daily Devotion: "God's Mercy" Psalm 91:1-2 God, be merciful to me because you are loving. Because You are always ready to be merciful, wipe out all my wrongs. Wash away all my guilt and make me clean again. Even the great heroes of the Bible had serious character flaws and were in need of God's mercy. Jacob, the son of Isaac and one of the fathers of our faith, tricked his twin br...

January 29, 2023 Daily Devotion: "God Is On the Way Right Now" Genesis 50:20 You meant to hurt me, but God turned your evil into good to save the lives of many people, which is being done. God promised to make Abraham the father of a great nation, with descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky (Genesis 15:5). Despite his great faith, can you blame him for questioning when this was going to h...

January 28, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Self Improvement" Philippians 1:6 God began doing good work in you, and I am sure he will continue it until it is finished when Jesus Christ Comes again. What's wrong with accepting myself as I am? Why do we put so much emphasis on being better and "the best" in our society? Is that any way to live? No question, we can love ourselves for who we are because God doe...

January 27, 2023 Daily Devotion: "The Spirit of Love" Ephesians 5:21 Yield to obey each other because you respect Christ. One of the most hotly debated Bible verses in modern history is where Paul instructs wives to "submit to your husband's as to the Lord" (Ephesians 5:22 NKJV). However, all you have to do is look back at one verse and any argument That Paul was unfair to women and must somehow b...

January 26, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Fully and Freely" Ephesians 1:7-8 In Christ we are set free by the blood of his death, and so we have forgiveness of sins. How rich is God's grace, which he has given to us so fully and freely. Why do we find it so hard to share our true self with others? One of the great fears of the human race is that if someone were to truly know us-really get to know us at the...

January 25, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Use Our Time and Resources Wisely" Isaiah 40:29-31 He gives strength to those who are tired and more power to those who are weak. Even children become tired and need to rest, and young people trip and fall. But the people who trust the Lord will become strong again. They Will rise up as an eagle in the sky; they will run and not need rest; they will walk and not b...

January 23, 2023 Daily Devotion: "In Good Times or in Crisis" Colossians 3:12-13 God has chosen you and made you his holy people. He loves you. So always do these things: Show mercy to others, be kind, humble, gentle, and patient. Get along with each other, and forgive each other. If Someone does wrong to you, forgive that person because the Lord Forgave you. If you are experiencing conflict in yo...

January 22, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Your Body and Mind” 1 Corinthians 6:20 Because you were bought by God for a price. So honor God with your bodies. Read the bestsellers list for books any day, any week, any year, and you will always find multiple health, fitness, and diet books there. Cosmetics and beauty aids have always been a huge and profitable industry, but now much more invasive cosmetic sur...

January 21, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Daily Trusting in God" Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust the Lord with all your heart, and don't depend on your own understanding. Remember the Lord in all you do, and he will give you success. We rightfully teach our children-and attempt to live our own lives-by the credos of responsibility, self-control, and mature self-reliance. And yes, being responsible is a very good thi...

January 20, 2023 Daily Devotion: "People Harvest Only What They Plant" Galatians 6:9 We must not become tired of doing good. We will receive our harvest of eternal life at the right time if we do not give up. In the sixth chapter of Galatians, Paul sets out some of them most practical principles for expressing love for one another found anywhere in the Bible. But just because they are practical do...

January 19, 2023 Daily Devotion: “Perfectionism" Romans 15:7 Christ accepted you, so you should accept each other, which will bring glory to God. When Paul wrote the letter to the church in Ephesus, he was very concerned that Christian believers understand their “exalted" new position through grace “blessed in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ" (1:3 NKJV) -and then how th...

January 18,2023 Daily Devotion: "Like A Mother's Love" 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8 But we were very gentle with you, like a mother caring for her little children. Because we loved you, we were happy to share not only God's Good News with you, but even our own lives. You had become so dear to us! When Paul wrote his letter to the Greek Church in Thessalonica, he could think of no greater way to describe...

January 17, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Shine as Lights in The World" 1 Timothy 4:12 Do not let anyone treat you as if you are unimportant because you are young. Instead, be an example to the believers with your words, your actions, your love, your faith, and your pure life. Paul wrote two letters to his young protégé, Timothy, giving special attention to Timothy's integrity. He wanted him to exhibit a...

January 16, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Embrace and Love Yourself " Deuteronomy 7:7-8 The Lord did not care for you and chose you because there were many of you-you are the smallest nation of all. But the Lord chose you because he loved you, and he kept his promise to your ancestors. If Ever there was a person who had reasons to struggle with their self-image, it was the woman who met Jesus at the well...

January 15, 2023 Daily Devotion: "God's Ultimate Concern with Your Life" 2 Corinthians 5:17 If Anyone belongs to Christ, there is a new creation. The Old things have gone; everything is made new! There are several forms of determinism prevalent in the fields of education and psychology today. One is a causal determinism, the belief that everything a person does is deter-mined by the shaping influe...

January 14, 2023 Daily Devotion: "Do I Have to Forget?" Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and loving to each other, and forgive each other just as God forgave you in Christ. Forgiveness is one of the most profound, pervasive, and powerful teachings within the Bible-but also one of the most difficult! Are we required to forgive someone who abused us? An unfaithful spouse? A person who hurts our child? One who...