"Prayer Changes Everything" Devotion for Today

December 22, 2021 Daily Devotion: "In Christ, You’ve Got What It Takes! ..." 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 New International Version 16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on...

December 21, 2021 Daily Devotion : "We Must Take Our Thoughts Captive..." 2 Corinthians 10:4 New International Version 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. Through careful strategy and cunning deceit, Satan attempts to set up “strongholds” in our minds. A stronghold is an area in which we are held in bondage...

December 20, 2021 Daily Devotion: "As We Worship..." Psalms 145:1-3 The Passion Translation 1My heart explodes with praise to you! Now and forever my heart bows in worship to you, my King and my God! 2Every day I will lift up my praise to your name with praises that will last throughout eternity. 3Lord, you are great and worthy of the highest praise! Satan wars against us and one of his tactics is...

December 19, 2021 Daily Devotion : "More Obedience Always Equals Less Stress!" Exodus 19:5 New International Version 5 Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, God’s grace and power are available for us to use. God enables us or gives us an anointing of the Holy Spirit to do what He tells us to do....

December 18, 2021 Daily Devotion: "Live In Real Victory..." Hebrews 13:6 The Passion Translation 6 So we can say with great confidence: “I know the Lord is for me and I will never be afraid of what people may do to me!” Fear attacks everyone. It is the enemy’s way of trying to prevent us from enjoying the life Jesus died to give us. If we give in to fear and if we give voice to it, we open the doo...

December 17, 2021 Daily Devotion: “Being Positive in Every Situation That Arises..." Acts 17:11 The Passion Translation 11 They found that the Jews of Berea were of more noble character and much more open minded than those of Thessalonica. They were hungry to learn and eagerly received the word. Every day they opened the scrolls of Scripture to search and examine them, to verify that what Paul tau...

December 16, 2021 Daily Devotion: "The Battle is Not Yours..." Psalm 27:14 The Passion Translation 14 Here’s what I’ve learned through it all Don’t give up; don’t be impatient; be entwined as one with the Lord. Be brave and courageous, and never lose hope. Yes, keep on waiting—for he will never disappoint you! When we “wait” on God, we are not being lazy or passive, but we are actually being very...

December 15, 2021 Daily Devotion: "His Ways is Perfect ..." Philippians 4:11 The Passion Translation 11 I’m not telling you this because I’m in need, for I have learned to be satisfied in any circumstance. The Bible teaches us to be content no matter what our circumstances may be (Hebrews13:5). We don’t have to be upset about anything, no matter what is happening. Instead, we can pray about it and...

December 14, 2021 Daily Devotion: "Doubt your Doubts ..." John 6:29 New International Version 29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” Are you a believing believer, or a doubtful believer? Simple childlike faith produces a lot of good fruit. For example, joy and peace are found in believing (Romans.15:13). Doubt, reasoning, worry, and fear produce all kinds...

December 13, 2021 Daily Devotion: “Peace, Be Still ...” Matthew 11:28 The Passion Translation 28 “Are you weary, carrying a heavy burden? Come to me. I will refresh your life, for I am your oasis. If we are not at rest, we are not truly believing, because the fruit of believing is rest. Just as we can be involved in outward activity, we can be involved in inward activity. God wants us not only to...

December 12, 2021 Daily Devotion: “I’m Okay, And I’m On My Way!” Romans 12:2 The Passion Translation 2 Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes. Change does not come through...

December 11, 2021 Daily Devotion: "Victory and Triumph..." Romans 7:6 New International Version 6 But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code. There are times in life when we have to deal with stress, but we can be on top of it, not under it. Through the Holy Spirit’s guidance...

December 10, 2021 Daily Devotion: "Positive Attitude at Work..." Proverbs 15:15-17 The Passion Translation 15 Everything seems to go wrong when you feel weak and depressed. But when you choose to be cheerful, every day will bring you more and more joy and fullness. An “evil foreboding” is a vague, threatening feeling that something bad is going to happen Maybe you have these feelings as well. You...

December 09, 2021 Daily Devotion: "Trust Him..." Isaiah 40:31 The Passion Translation 31 But those who wait for Yahweh’s grace will experience divine strength. They will rise up on soaring wings and fly like eagles, run their race without growing weary, and walk through life without giving up. God doesn’t merely want to change our circumstances, but He also wants to change us. As we spend quiet ti...

December 08, 2021 Daily Devotion: "When God Created You, He Created Something Wonderful…" Ephesians 2:10 The Passion Translation 10 We have become his poetry, a re-created people that will fulfill the destiny he has given each of us, for we are joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. Even before we were born, God planned in advance our destiny and the good works we would do to fulfill it! God has given...

December 07, 2021 Daily Devotion: "Expect Good Things to Happen to You and through You..." Colossians 3:2 New International Version 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. We can have right and wrong mind-sets. The right ones benefit us, and the wrong ones hurt us and hinder our progress. With God’s help we can set our minds in the right direction. Some people see life negatively...

December 06, 2021 Daily Devotion: “Be Bold, Be Brave, and Be All You Can Be!" Matthew 19:26 The Passion Translation 26 Looking into their eyes, Jesus replied, “Humanly speaking, no one, because no one can save himself. But what seems impossible to you is never impossible to God!” We all have undeveloped potential, but we will never see it manifested until we believe that we can do whatever God say...

December 05, 2021 Daily Devotion : "Have Hopeful Expectation Every Day of Your Life..." Romans 4:18-20-21 The Passion Translation Against all odds, when it looked hopeless, Abraham believed the promise and expected God to fulfill it. He took God at his word, and as a result he became the father of many nations. God’s declaration over him came to pass: “Your descendants will be so many that they wi...

December 04, 2021 Daily Devotion: "Let Us Go Up at Once and Possess It..." Numbers 13:32-33 New International Version 32 And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, “The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size.33 We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed...

December 03, 2021 Daily Devotion: "Pray and Don’t Worry…” Philippians 4:6-7 The Passion Translation 6 Don’t be pulled in different directions or worried about a thing. Be saturated in prayer throughout each day, offering your faith-filled requests before God with overflowing gratitude. Tell him every detail of your life, 7 then God’s wonderful peace that transcends human understanding, will guard...

December 02, 2021 Daily Devotion: "I am going to wait and watch You work it all out, Lord..." John 15:5 New International Version 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. When we come into God’s power, we get to experience complete dependence upon Him. Faith involves us leaning entirely on God, trusting Hi...

December 01, 2021 Daily Devotion: "Childlike Faith ..." Matthew 18:4 New International Version 4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Children believe what they are told. Some people say children are gullible, but children are not gullible; they are trusting. It is a child’s nature to trust unless he has experienced something that teac...

November 30, 2021 Daily Devotion: “Victory Thinking” Rather Than “Give-up Thinking…” Galatians 6:9 New International Version 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. In Galatians 6:9, “losing heart” and “fainting” refer to giving up in the mind. The Holy Spirit tells us not to give up in our mind, because if we hold on, we will ev...

November 29, 2021 Daily Devotion: "Prayer To Be A Daily, Regular Part Of Our Lives..." Acts 3:1 The Passion Translation 3 One afternoon Peter and John went to the temple for the three o’clock prayer. Many people feel vaguely guilty about their prayer life because they compare themselves to others. God is a creative God and wants each person to have his or her own individual prayer life. Your praye...

November 28, 2021 Daily Devotion: "Choose To Place Your Trust ..." Psalm 20:7 New International Version 7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. There are many facets of faith. The most brilliant facet, however, is trust! Trust is something we have, and we decide what to do with it. We decide in whom or in what to put our trust. Where have you plac...