Carter Conlon | Daily Devotionals

I encourage you to get some people to come and join our prayer meeting. It’s every Wednesday at 7:00 PM EST at itstimetopray.org. People join worldwide.

Let's pray that you experience what the Early Church did on Pentecost. The people gathered together in their weakness, but God came into the room suddenly. When He entered the room, He infused those people with His life. He intertwined His own life with theirs. Their weakness yielded to the strength of God, their confusion to His clarity of thinking, their powerlessness to an ability to stand before their generation with an anointing that only could be given by God.

God wants to anoint you with power so that you can stand. There's no reason to live in mediocrity when He's willing to do this kind of thing in the life of everyone He calls His own. 

It's time to pray.

Our battle is not against flesh and blood but against spiritual forces of evil. We must pray for Israel and those who attack her. Prayer is our weapon, and through God's grace, we will fight even for our enemies. We recognize that this war is not against individuals but against evil. 

By God's grace, we fight for every Jew and every Gentile. We fight for those imprisoned and those who have not known Christ as their Lord and Savior. There are people on this earth over whom the Devil has no power, which frustrates him because it reveals that he is not God. Our lives become a testimony, just as in the book of Acts. 

Our prayer meetings become like the upper room, and we receive a fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit when we ask for it. Pray now with unwavering faith. Put your complete trust in the power of God. He loves you; He will keep you. 

It's time to pray.

Romans 8:15–16: “For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ‘Abba, Father.’ The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.”

The true believer's inner knowledge says, “I belong to God, and God belongs to me.” There's an inner desire in the true believer's heart to move away from what hinders and move towards that which will glorify Christ. 

We don't always do it right. We make mistakes, but there's a covering for those moments of frailty, and that genuine cry comes back again into our hearts; we cry out, “Abba Father.” May we be willing to cry out to God in humility continually. Your heavenly Father is waiting to hear from you. 

It's time to pray.

Ephesians 6:10 says, "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against all the wiles of the devil.” Verse 13 says, “Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."

I don't know about you, but I am so thankful for those who have taken up the weaponry they need to defend the freedoms in this country. To every veteran who's listening today or anyone with a veteran in your family, thank you for the excellent service you have done, giving the rest of us freedom. Thank you for the price you have paid so that we can live in the abundance of our God. 

We love you and say thank you to every veteran today. We're going to pray for you, in Jesus' name.

It’s time to pray. 

In Luke 13:6–9, Jesus shares this story: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’ But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.’ ”

For three years, the Lord says I've come searching for fruit, not religion—not a made-up safety, but a genuine conversion, a change of heart, for fruit that can only be born by the Spirit of God. That's what God wants. 

It's time to allow God to bear the fruit He seeks in our lives. You won't be sorry that you did. 

Remember, it's time to pray.

Every homemade Jesus will come crashing down in our time. Only the real Jesus will remain standing, and those who have embraced Christ will be standing there with Him. 

We will walk with Jesus above the storms, circumstances, trials, confusion, anger, and all that society is becoming without God. There will be people assigned and a wonder to the people of this age. There will be people who have spent time building a testimony of who God is and who are supernaturally enabled to stand above the storms. They will testify what God can do in and through a surrendered life. 

We pray with many of these people every Wednesday at 7:00 PM EST worldwide at itstimetopray.org. Won't you pray with us? 

It's time now to pray.

In Matthew 2:16, we witness the furious response of King Herod to the birth of Jesus, which resulted in the tragic massacre of male children in Bethlehem. The dragon symbolizing Satan mentioned in the book of Revelation harbors great animosity towards Israel, represented by the woman. 

Our Savior, the apostles, the prophets, and the Word of God were all given to humanity through Israel, which holds a profound significance. The Devil persistently wages war against Israel and her descendants, encompassing Jews and Gentiles today. 

As believers, we're empowered by the cross, enabling us to triumph over these works of darkness. Our existence testifies to Satan's lack of control and power over us. The hostility towards Israel will soon come to the church of Jesus Christ. 

It's time to pray.

Luke 8:52–54 says, "Now all wept and mourned for her, but he said, 'Do not weep. She's not dead, but sleeping,' and they ridiculed him knowing that she was dead, so he put them all outside, took her by the hand, and called, saying, 'Little girl, arise.'"

When Jesus was getting ready to perform a miracle, He put the people with unbelief and mockery out of the house. These communities are small. I can just see everyone gathered outside of the house, snickering and laughing, and then the people walk out with their little girl, and the people are saying, "What happened?" They responded, "I'm sorry, we can't tell you what happened.”

They were so steeped in unbelief that what they were told really didn't matter. They would refuse to give glory to God under any circumstance, and when you don't give God the glory, you will not hear about the miracles. It's time to believe in God again to do the miraculous. It's time to stay in the house. 

It's time to pray.

Today, I want to remind you that our battle is not against people but against spiritual forces and wickedness in the heavenly realm. We should not view people as our enemies but instead recognize that they are influenced by the Spirit of God or the spirit of darkness. 

There is a spiritual war happening, and we need to be prepared by wearing the full armor of God. It's crucial to understand that the conflicts we witness, including the struggles of Israel and the trials they endure, are all inspired by demonic forces. To truly comprehend this ongoing war, we must lift our gaze beyond the news and the videos that depict these earthly conflicts. 

We must direct our focus to the spiritual realm, where we fight against powers, principalities, and spiritual wickedness. In this crucial time, let's pray and believe God for victory. 

It's time to pray.