"Prayer Changes Everything" Devotion for Today

November 23, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Stand Still" Psalm 52:8 The Living Bible Translation I am like a sheltered olive tree protected by the Lord himself. I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. Turn to your Bible and read the wonderful stories of men who were alone in godless surroundings but who, by the help and presence of the living God, made a marvelous contribution to their own times. Jos...

November 22, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Unity in Christ" John 15:12 Love one another, as I have loved you. As I study the subject of “separation” in the Old and New Testaments, I discover that the weight of Scripture lies in the direction of fellowship rather than separation. What is the great overwhelming evidence that we have passed from death unto life? It is love! Jesus Christ clearly was speaking...

November 21, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Fit for the Master’s Service” James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God . . . You have a tongue and a voice. These instruments of speech can be used destructively or employed constructively. You can use your tongue to slander, to gripe, to scold, to nag, and to quarrel; or you can bring it under the control of God’s Spirit and make it an instrument of blessing...

November 20, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Deformity Precedes Conformity" 2 Corinthians 12:9 Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. God is especially close to us when we are lying on a sickbed. God will make the bed soft and will freshen it with His presence and with His tender care. He makes the bed comfortable and wipes away our tears. He...

November 19, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Invest for God... " James 4:14 For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. Nothing takes God by surprise. Everything is moving according to a plan, and God wants you in that plan. The devil also has a plan for the world. God has a plan and the devil has a plan, and you will have to decide which plan you a...

November 18, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Keeping and Strengthening the Power Of God. " Psalm 52:8 The Living Bible Translation I am like a sheltered olive tree protected by the Lord himself. I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. Turn to your Bible and read the wonderful stories of men who were alone in godless surroundings but who, by the help and presence of the living God, made a marvelous con...

November 17, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Gifts from God" Psalm 85:12 Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase. The great economic and material prosperity we are enjoying today is a gift of God’s hand. The Bible tells us that the very goodness of God should lead us to repentance. All of these material blessings are gifts from God, given in order that we might hum...

November 16, 2022 Daily Devotion: "The True Joy of a Christian Living ..." 2 Corinthians 9:7 God loveth a cheerful giver. The greatest blessing of giving is not on the financial side of the ledger but on the spiritual side. You receive a sense of being honest with God. You receive a consciousness that you are in partnership with God—that you are doing something constructive—that you are working wi...

November 15, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Pray, Believe, Receive... " Matthew 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. Prayer is a two-way conversation; it is our talking to God, and His talking to us. As a Christian, you have a heavenly Father who hears and answers prayer. Jesus said, “All things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive...

November 14, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Deny and Follow..." Isaiah 26:3 The Living Bible Translation He will keep in perfect peace all those who trust in him, whose thoughts turn often to the Lord! You have an ego - a consciousness of being an individual. Of course, you do. But that doesn’t mean that you are to worship yourself, to think constantly of yourself, and to live entirely for yourself. Common...

November 13, 2022 Daily Devotion: "His Purity Still Shows Up Our Impurities" Luke 23:33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him . . . One of the ironies of human nature is that it often has a way of rejecting the best and accepting the worst. Why did the crowd ask for the release of Barabbas and the crucifixion of Jesus? The answer is in the biblical...

November 12, 2022 Daily Devotion: "The Fulfillment of His Plan... " Psalm 37:5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. To know the will of God is the highest of all wisdom. Living in the center of God’s will rules out all falseness of religion and puts the stamp of true sincerity upon our service to God. You can be miserable with much, if you are out of His...

November 11, 2022 Daily Devotion: “The Mystery of the Gospel” Ephesians 6:19 “that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel.” The word “mystery” means beyond human knowledge or understanding. God’s mysteries baffle the unbelieving, but bless the believer. The mystery of righteousness, like some of the other great mysteries of God, we cannot comprehend, but we know it wor...

November 10, 2022 Daily Devotion: “The Books God is Keeping” Luke 12:42 And the Lord said, who then is that faithful and wise steward . . . It is not wrong for men to possess riches. But the Bible warns that money cannot buy happiness! Money cannot buy true pleasure. Money cannot buy peace of heart. And money certainly cannot buy entrance into the Kingdom of God. Often money is a hindrance to thes...

November 09, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Without God It Is Restless and in Secret Torment" Mark 8:36,37 The Living Bible Translation And how does a man benefit if he gains the whole world and loses his soul in the process? For is anything worth more than his soul? In the world in which we live, we give most attention to satisfying the appetites of the body and practically none to the soul. Consequently,...

November 08, 2022 Daily Devotion: "He Is Our Peace..." John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you . . . Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” Where does peacemaking begin? How can we become peacemakers? Can peace be discovered within ourselves? Freud has told us that peace is but a mental attitude. Cast off our phobias, shed our n...

November 07, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Our Gratitude by Giving Back to Him" 1 John 3:17 The Living Bible Translation But if someone who is supposed to be a Christian has money enough to live well, and sees a brother in need, and won't help him - how can God's love be within him?" You know that the hardest thing for you to give up is your money. It represents your time, your energy, your talents, your...

November 06, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Make All You Can; Keep All You Can" Matthew 6:24 The Living Bible Translation You cannot serve two masters: God and money. Tell me what you think about money, and I will tell you what you think about God, for these two are closely related. A man’s heart is closer to his wallet than anything else. It is a staggering fact that for the past few years people have spe...

November 05, 2022 Daily Devotion: "The Fullness of Him" Ephesians 1:23 New International Version 23 which is his body the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. First things first: The Lord needs nothing. Let that sink in. He’s all-powerful, already knows everything, and suffers zero lack. God is not merely some “higher being”—He is the ground of being itself, subject to no laws or dem...

November 04, 2022 Daily Devotion: "A Fork in The Road... " Hebrews 11:1 New International Version 11 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Trusting God is easy when life’s good or we’re feeling competent. But is that genuine faith or a form of self-reliance? The apostle Paul said, “Our adequacy is from God”. If the Lord calls us to do something that se...

November 03, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Passive or Active..." Romans 5:10 New International Version 10 For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! The word “reconcile” means literally “bring into a changed relationship.” It means to bring together two parties who should have been...

November 02, 2022 Daily Devotion: "A Heart that Trusts Him..." Exodus 4:1-5 New International Version 4 Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you’?” 2 Then the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied. 3 The Lord said, “Throw it on the ground.” Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake, and he ran f...

Nov 01, 2022 Daily Devotion: "It Is Finished..." 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. How do we overcome the devil in everyday life? First, we need to recognize that the devil is a defeated foe. Jesu...

October 31, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Listen, Consider, fix the Eyes" Hebrews 2:1 The New International Version 1 We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. Drifting is a deadly thing in the Christian life. And the remedy for it, according to Hebrews 2:1, is: Pay close attention to what you have heard. This is not a hard swimming stroke to l...

October 30, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Hold Unswervingly..." Hebrews 10:22-23 New International Version 22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. You’ve g...