"Prayer Changes Everything" Devotion for Today

April 11, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Speak Peace to Every Area of Your Life…" Mark 4:39 The Passion Translation So they shook him awake, saying, “Teacher, don’t you even care that we are all about to die!” Fully awake, he rebuked the storm and shouted to the sea, “Hush! Be still!” All at once the wind stopped howling and the water became perfectly calm. Have you ever thought about the fact that a boat...

April 10, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Let Us Pass the Test…" Psalm 75:6-7 New International Version 6 No one from the east or the west or from the desert can exalt themselves.7 It is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another. Have you ever noticed that people tend to act differently around those they think can do something for them - people who appear to have status, wealth, or influence in...

April 09, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Keep Focused On Where You Are Headed..." Zechariah 4:7 New Living Translation Nothing, not even a mighty mountain, will stand in Zerubbabel’s way; it will become a level plain before him! And when Zerubbabel sets the final stone of the Temple in place, the people will shout: ‘May God bless it! May God bless it!’” In Scripture, when Zerubbabel wanted to rebuild the t...

April 08, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Something Better and Greater..." Hebrews 11:40 New International Version 40 since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect. Sometimes when things don't turn out the way you thought, or they don't happen on your timetable, it's easy to get discouraged and feel as though God has let you down. But that simply mean...

April 07, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Think on Good Things..." Philippians 4:12-13 The Passion Translation I know what it means to lack, and I know what it means to experience overwhelming abundance. For I’m trained ink the secret of overcoming all things, whether in fullness or in hunger. And I find that the strength of Christ’s explosive power infuses me to conquer every difficulty. What you think abo...

April 06, 2022 Daily Devotion: "The Power of Letting Go..." Philippians 3:13 New International Version 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, We all go through disappointments, set backs, and things that we don't understand. May be you prayed for a loved one, but they didn't g...

April 05, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Beauty for Ashes..." Isaiah 61:3 New Living Translation 3 To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oak that the Lord has planted for his own glory. It's easy to have a good attitude and pursue our dreams as long as ev...

April 04, 2022 Daily Devotion: "The Dream You Gave Up On, God Didn't Give Up On..." Genesis 30:22-24 New Living Translation 22 Then God remembered Rachel’s plight and answered her prayers by enabling her to have children. 23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. “God has removed my disgrace,” she said. 24 And she named him Joseph, for she said, “May the Lord add yet another son to my family...

April 03, 2022 Daily Devotion: "The Right Path Follow It..." Isaiah 30:20-21 The Passion Translation Even though the Lord may allow you to go through a season of hardship and difficulty, he himself will be there with you. He will not hide himself from you, for your eyes will constantly see him as your Teacher. [21] When you turn to the right or turn to the left, you will hear his voice behind you...

April 02, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Today is the Day..." 2 Timothy 1:6 The Passion Translation I’m writing to encourage you to fan into a flame and rekindle the fire of the spiritual gift God imparted to you when I laid my hands upon you. Have you ever wanted to do something really great? Maybe you had a big dream; maybe you believed you could start a business. Maybe you wanted to lose some weight or...

April 01, 2022 Daily Devotion: "God Will Make Room for Something Greater…" Matthew 20:16 The Passion Translation “Now you can understand what I meant when I said that the first will end up last and the last will end up being first. Everyone is invited, but few are the chosen.” Before we are promoted in life, before we can he moved ahead, we have to be prepared. Sometimes it's a physical preparatio...

March 31, 2022 Daily Devotion: "God Has Hand on You..." Psalms 93:3-4 The Passion Translation Chaos once challenged you. The raging waves lifted themselves over and over, high above the ocean’s depths, letting out their mighty roar! Yet at the sound of your voice they were all stilled by your might. What a majestic King, filled with power! Sometimes in life, you have to play in pain. In other word...

March 30, 2022 Daily Devotion: "God Has the Final Say ...." Philippians 1:6 New International Version 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion Until the day of Christ. God will always finish what He started. The moment God placed a dream in your heart, the moment that promise took root, God not only started something in your life but He also se...

March 29, 2022 Daily Devotion: "You Have Treasure on the Inside…" Colossians 1:10 New International Version 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God. Too many people suffer from "destination disease." In other words, they've reached a certain level or obtained a goal, and now they're coasting in...

March 28, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Your Gifts Will Make Room for You…" Proverbs 18:16 New International Version 16 A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great. When people hear the story of David and Goliath, sometimes they think, that was all God. And yes, in a sense, it was all God; but God didn't sling the stone. David had a role to play, too. God gave David the skill...

March 27, 2022 Daily Devotion: "It's Time to Get Out of the Pit..." Genesis 39:2-5 New International Version 2 The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did, 4 Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge...

March 26, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Keep Pressing In, Keep Believing and Keep Praying..." Matthew 9:22 The Passion Translation 22 Just then Jesus turned around and looked at her and said, “My daughter, be encouraged. Your faith has healed you.” And instantly she was healed! In Scripture, there was a lady who had been sick with a bleeding disorder for twelve years. She went to the best doctors, receive...

March 25, 2022 Daily Devotion: "The God We Serve is a Big God." Ephesians 1:19 English Standard Version 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might. If someone had a thousand gallons of water to give you but you only had a one-gallon container, you wouldn't be able to receive what they had for you. The problem would not...

Daily Devotion "God is Releasing His Goodness Like a Flood…" Psalms 42:7 The Passion Translation 7 My deep need calls out to the deep kindness of your love. Your waterfall of weeping sent waves of sorrow over my soul, carrying me away, cascading over me like a thundering cataract. God wants to release a flood of His power in your life. Not a trickle, not a stream, not a river, but a flood… a flood...

March 23, 2022 Daily Devotion "Don't Agree with Fear..." Isaiah 41:10 New International Version 10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. The Scripture talks about how when any two of us agree, it shall be done. That's a promise that when we stand in faith with another believer, G...

March 22, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Take The Limits Off and Dare to Believe…" Genesis 18:14 New International Version 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.” In Genesis, God promised Sarah that she was going to have a child. At first she didn't believe it. She thought she was too old. She thought her time had passed. But d...

March 21, 2022 Daily Devotion: "God Can Make You Seem Bigger..." 2 Corinthians 12:10 The Passion Translation So I’m not defeated by my weakness, but delighted! For when I feel my weakness and endure mistreatment—when I’m surrounded with troubles on every side and face persecution because of my love for Christ—I am made yet stronger. For my weakness becomes a portal to God’s power. No matter what w...

March 20, 2022 Daily Devotion: "God Can Speed Things Up On Your Behalf..." 2 Peter 3:8-9 The Passion Translation So, dear friends, don’t let this one thing escape your notice: a single day counts like a thousand years to the Lord Yahweh, and a thousand years counts as one day. This means that, contrary to man’s perspective, the Lord is not late with his promise to return, as some measure lateness....

March 19, 2022 Daily Devotion: "God Will Breathe in Your Direction..." Isaiah 55:12 New International Version 12 You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. The word enthusiasm comes from the Greek word Entheos. Theos is God. When you're enthusiastic, it simply means you are full of...

March 18, 2022 Daily Devotion: "Be Strong, Be Bold and Take Courage Today…" John 16:33 New International Version 33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” When trials and tribulations come, as children of the Most High God, we can take We can be confident, and we can have perfect peace. Why?...