Carter Conlon | Daily Devotionals

Luke 1:38. “Then Mary said, ‘Behold the maidservant of the Lord. Let it be to me according to Your word.’” This is where everything changes. When you and I stop resisting what God is speaking and simply agree with Him, His power begins to work in us. 

Mary’s words carried the faith that births miracles. God is still looking today for hearts willing to say the same. His promises are not limited by your ability or lack thereof, your past, or even your understanding. 

They are fulfilled by your agreement with Him. “Be it done to you according to His Word,” not according to your weakness or doubt. The moment you and I say yes, the Holy Spirit within us begins to move in miracles. 

Let faith today replace hesitation, and obedience replace fear. Believe today what God has been speaking to you about your future. 

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Psalm 40:1–3. David says, “I waited patiently for the Lord; He inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, established my steps, and put a new song in my mouth, praise to our God”.  

David faced jealousy, betrayal, threats, and even his own failings, yet he found strength and the ability to praise even before the victory came. God shielded him from criticism, showed him kindness, and ultimately gave him a new song. 

Embrace God’s confidence and sing your own song of praise, trusting that goodness and mercy, as with David, will follow you all the days of your life. Join with us every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Eastern Time at itstimetopray.org, where people just like you are coming together from all over the world to pray. 

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When we accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior, you and I were born again by the Spirit of God. That means we were given a new lease on life. We were set free from the power of sin by the cross and then made in right standing in the sight of God. 

God’s Holy Spirit now dwells in us, and He makes the promises of God available in our hearts and in our minds. Then, by His power, these promises that we have always longed for are brought into focus, into reality, and we are changed. 

That’s why Paul the Apostle said in the Scriptures that as we behold Jesus Christ and the victory He won for us, we begin to change by the Spirit of God from image to image and glory to glory. These words are phenomenal because they mean that we are changed into the person who brings God to reputation. 

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God delights in doing the impossible through ordinary people. Mary was young, unnoticed, and without status, yet she believed the word that was spoken to her. The angel told her the Holy Spirit would come upon her, and the power of God would overshadow her. 

That same Holy Spirit now lives in you. Whatever God has spoken, He has the power to bring it to pass. He doesn’t choose the strong, but those who simply say yes. Do not limit Him today with doubt or fear. 

Believe that He can do through you what only He can do. Think about the things He has promised you, and join with us every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Eastern Time at itstimetopray.org, where people just like you and I from all over the world are coming together and believing God for one final, glorious end-time spiritual awakening. 

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In the Bible, Zacharias had prayed for a child years before, and when it finally happened, he could hardly believe it. God’s answer came long after the prayer was spoken, but it actually came right on time. 

Sometimes we think silence means that God has forgotten, but He hasn’t. Heaven is never late. There are prayers that you have prayed that are still alive today before the throne of God, even long after you thought you had forgotten them. 

He waits for the moment that will bring Him the greatest glory and bring you the deepest joy. Don’t give up today just because time has passed. What feels delayed is often being prepared for a greater purpose. 

Trust today in the timing of God. Join with us every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Eastern Time at itstimetopray.org. Pray with people from all over the world for the miracles that God is able to do once again in our time. 

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Psalm 119:130 says, “The entrance of Your words gives light.” Every time God’s Word enters the heart, light comes. This is what changes everything. When His truth breaks through our confusion, our fears begin to fade, and we start to see what He has prepared for us. 

God wants to do something beyond your deepest expectations, something that you and I could never accomplish in our own strength. He still gives sight to the blind. He still opens doors that have kept us bound. 

The moment His words find entrance into your heart, something inside of you begins to live, maybe for the first time. Let His truth fully enter you and bring light to every hidden place in your heart. 

Believe today that He still heals, restores, and opens what has been closed. Let His Word bring you into the freedom of faith. 

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Did you know that you’ve been given a word to speak, a sword to carry, and an influence to exert in your community and your world? Empowered by the Holy Spirit, your testimony reflects the truth that Jesus Christ has become your wisdom, your righteousness, your power, and your redemption. 

Rejoice in the presence of God and the life that He has given you. Don’t be afraid of opposition. Your name is already written in God’s Book of Life. Heaven is already your home. And a mansion, according to Jesus, is now being prepared for you, a place where you will dwell for eternity. 

You will rule and reign with Jesus Christ. Stay strong, stay courageous, and know that God has not given you a spirit of fear. Trust in His power within you and embrace the future He has for your life with the deepest confidence. 

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Some people want to change. They want to become a better person. They’re trying to change, but they find that they’re getting worse. You know, Paul the Apostle said, “I know in the inner man what to do, and I delight in the thought of doing it, but I find another law inside of me warring against this law in my mind.” 

He goes on to define it as “the law of sin and death.” He concludes his essay, in a sense, by saying, “Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” And he finishes with one statement: “I thank God through Jesus Christ, my Lord.” 

In other words, there is deliverance through Jesus Christ. If you want to be changed, you need the power of God’s Holy Spirit, who comes into your life when you open your heart and accept the sacrifice that Christ made on the cross for your sins. 

Talk to God about it today. 

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Luke 1:37 says these words: “For with God nothing will be impossible.” Mary heard a promise that seemed beyond her reach, and yet she believed. The angel told her what every believer still needs to remember that nothing is impossible with God. 

You may not understand how He will fulfill His word, but He doesn’t need your strength, only your trust. The Holy Spirit still overshadows ordinary people and gives life to what seems to be barren. God delights in proving that His power is greater than our limitations. 

The promise He spoke over you is not too late and not too hard. Like Mary, say these words, “Be it done to me according to Your word.” And then watch the impossible become a reality. Faith begins where human ability ends. 

Trust Him today to do what only He can do. 

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When God speaks something that seems impossible, He’s not asking you and me to figure it out. He’s asking us to believe. When the angel told Mary that she would give birth to Jesus, it was a miracle beyond human explanation. 

The Holy Spirit came upon her, and what seemed impossible became possible. God still works that way. He gives promises that can only be fulfilled by His power. Today, stop asking how it can happen and start agreeing that it will. 

Faith begins when we say yes to God’s Word. Believe today that He can do what He has spoken. Join with us every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Eastern Time at itstimetopray.org. People from over 200 countries and dependencies around the world are coming together, and we are believing God for an end-time spiritual awakening. 

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