Carter Conlon | Daily Devotionals

Psalm 40:2 says, “He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.” 

Have you ever felt like you were sinking with no way out? 

David described his struggle as being trapped in miry clay, just like quicksand—with no escape except through the mercy of God. I’ve been there, maybe you have too. Whether it’s depression, overwhelming circumstances, or just a situation that feels inescapable, the weight can feel crushing. 

But God doesn’t just pull us out. He sets our feet on solid ground. He gives us stability. He establishes our steps. He doesn’t just rescue us from the present. He leads us into the future. 

If we follow Him, He will be the voice behind us, guiding us forward into a place that only He can take us. 

Talk to God about it today. 

It’s time to pray. 

I want to ask the question today: How do we preach the gospel in this season of such hatred and division where so many christians want to run, they want to hide and preserve ourselves? 

I believe that you and I have to walk in forgiveness and we have to pray for those who persecute us, just as Jesus did while he was being crucified. 

There’s incredible power released through the life of a christian person when we refuse to hate people that we should hate in the natural. 

Walking in forgiveness produces an astonishing power that opens people’s hearts. I believe that’s how the gospel will be preached in the last days. People will not be interested in what we have to say to them, but their hearts will be moved when they see that we don’t hate them when we should. 

And that’s how the gospel will be preached in great measure. So let’s forgive our enemies and show them the love of Jesus Christ. God will give you the power to do this. 

It’s time to pray. 

Psalm 40:1–2 says, “I waited patiently for the Lord, and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock.” 

Now David goes on to say, He put a new song within my heart—a song that people will see even before they hear it. 

The question is, are you singing that new song yet? David knew what it meant to be in a horrible pit, whether running for his life or burdened by his own sin. 

Yet when he cried out, God heard him and lifted him up. No matter how deep your pit is today, God still hears your cry. He will lift you, He will steady you, and place a new song in your heart. 

Cry out to God today. Trust Him to rescue you and fill you with a new song—a brand new song of hope and deliverance, a song that will affect your very countenance. 

It’s time to pray. 

Have you ever been in a place where you had nothing left? Where you opened your mouth and all that came out was a cry? I have. In those moments when words fail and all that remains is desperation—God still hears. 

He answers. It’s in that place of brokenness that God plants the new song. Not just a new song, but the new song. It’s a song unlike any other—one that’s birthed within us in surrender, in trust, in the deep places of the soul. 

It’s a song that carries His presence, a melody of hope, even in the hardest of seasons. If you have nothing left today but a cry, let your cry now rise to God. Trust that He hears you and is planting His new song of confidence and trust within you. 

It’s a song of faith, a song of renewal, and it speaks only of His unshakable love for you. It’s an amazing song. Try singing it today. 

It’s time to pray. 

Psalm 139:23 says these powerful words: “Search me, O God, and know my heart.” 

This serves as a powerful reminder to constantly seek God’s insight. It’s crucial not to assume that one’s actions, thoughts, or directions in life are always right. 

Often, self-reflection may lead to a misleading sense of confidence, making it easy to overlook the underlying issues of our own hearts. Instead, it’s essential to invite God to search our hearts and examine our ways. 

We should ask Him to reveal anything in us, then guide us towards an everlasting path, recognizing that the principles taught to others also apply to ourselves. This recognition is vital. Invite the Holy Spirit to search your heart today and to search your life, ensuring that you and I remain aligned with His truth. 

Pray about it today. 

It’s time to pray. 

In this generation, there’s a deep hunger for God, and we’re living in an incredible moment now in history. Now, more than ever, we need to pray that the Holy Spirit touches the hearts of young people, stirring them again to seek Him. 

God is opening doors before us—doors of opportunity to share His love, to serve, and to be His hands and feet. Sometimes, we may not feel qualified to walk through these doors, but that does not matter. 

God does not call the qualified. He qualifies the called. When He sets a path before you, you can trust that He will equip you for the journey. As you and I step forward in faith, God will give us the words to speak and the wisdom that we need to act. 

He simply asks us to obey Him and to trust Him. 

Step out in faith today. Speak the name of Jesus. Believe that God’s going to use your life. 

It’s time to pray. 

I want you to know today that I’m asking the Lord to raise up an army of soldiers for God’s kingdom’s sake. I believe God will break through every wall of unbelief, and He will reach the center core of every heart and cause you and me to rise up and declare that we’re going to walk with God. 

If God has given us His Holy Spirit, then that’s our inheritance, and we should lay claim to that. Before Jesus returns to this world, I pray that God will bring an innumerable amount of people into His kingdom. 

God will raise us up as the end-time church to bring glory to His name. God will give us the strength and the giftings that you and I need from the Holy Spirit to face the evil of our day. Let’s ask God to use us in a new and profound way in the days ahead. 

Let’s you and I believe today for a great and glorious harvest. Let’s talk to God. 

It’s time to pray. 

Don’t say that God has forgotten you today. Don’t say that He doesn’t see you, know your name, or have a plan for your life—because that isn’t true. Turn to Him with all your heart, for He’s already turned to you with all of His. 

If you need strength, it’s time to silence the enemy’s voice. Every lie that contradicts God’s truth must be put to rest. You are the Church of Jesus Christ, a city set on a hill. You’re one of the stars that God promised to Abraham. 

God has not passed you by. He knows your name. He has already written your story, and He has ordained you for a supernatural life. Determine in your heart that you will stand in this truth today. Put away the lies. 

Put away all the falsehood that your own heart even tries to speak to you. God has a supernatural plan for you. 

Ask Him about it right now. 

It’s time to pray. 

Isaiah 40:28–29 — “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength.” 

Even the strongest among us will grow weary. Human strength alone cannot sustain us through the entire journey that God has set before us. 

But here’s the promise: those who wait on the Lord—those who intertwine their lives with Him—will be renewed. They will rise above their struggles like eagles soaring in the sky. They will press on without growing weary because their strength comes from God Himself. 

If He holds the stars in place, surely He will hold you. 

Will you trust Him today and bind yourself to His strength? 

It’s time to pray. 

Our lives should provide a sense of awe at the magnificence of God. When we are truly transformed by His Spirit, our testimony becomes undeniable evidence of His power. Those around us should see such a change in us that they can’t help but say, “Surely God must exist because of what He has done in this person’s life.” 

You and I are called to be living proof of His presence—walking testimonies of His grace, redemption, and transforming power. When His Spirit works in us, our words and actions point others to Him. 

Surrender daily to His transforming power and let your life be a reflection of His greatness so that others may see and believe. 

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It's now time to pray.