Carter Conlon | Daily Devotionals

When we pray, we always assume that we know what we need. Have you ever thought we should start our prayers by asking God what we should pray? We often ask Him for things we think we need or want, but the Lord knows every circumstance we will face. So we should ask Him to prepare us for what's ahead. 

He knows if we'll need courage deep in faith, wisdom, provision, protection, or even the ability to forgive. We might not know what we must face tomorrow, but we can ask an all-knowing God what we need to face the future. Will you ask Him today?

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It's time to pray.

I want you to know that God has been preparing His people for a specific purpose for these times. He is calling a mighty army to its feet. God's calling us to walk in the supernatural power He's willing to provide us. 

On our part, we must be willing to be sent in His name and do what He calls us to do. We must pray that God will also help those who aren't anticipating that He will use them because of their concerns. 

When we pray, God begins to move in individuals' hearts, and they begin to be concerned with His heart and the needs of other people around them. Thank the Lord that with His calling come all the giftings of the Holy Spirit we will ever need. The change of heart and nature is available to whoever calls out to Him. Why don't you do that today? 

Remember, now, it's time to pray.

Exodus 1:8–9: "Now there arose a new king over Egypt who did not know Joseph. And he said to his people, ‘Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we are.’” 

In Luke 16:8, Jesus says, “For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.” What an incredible statement. 

In the first verse, the enemies of God's people knew something about them that they had forgotten about themselves. How about you? Do you know that in Christ, you are more and mightier than any power that will ever come against you? Do you know that no captivity of darkness can hold you any longer? You must rediscover who you are in Christ. 

It's time to pray.

In Romans 8:18, the Apostle Paul says, "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." 

Sometimes we spend so much time looking down in despair and looking ahead with trepidation that we forget to look up to the beautiful promises that await us forever. Paul declares that if we could fully grasp this, it would unfocus us from our present trouble and bring gladness to our hearts—just at the thought of what and where we will be forever.

Today I encourage you to look up. Your redemption is closer to you now than when you got up this morning. Something is happening all around you. Let it bring gladness to your heart.

It's time to pray.

Acts 3:19 says: "Repent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord." 

Jesus Christ came to set us free. But to be free, we have to want to be free. He came to change us, but we have to want to change. We can't just sit here and make peace with our sins. It just doesn't work that way.

According to the Bible, sin separates from God, and the wages of sin are still death and will forever be death. The only way out of the penalty and wage of sin is through Jesus Christ. The gift of God through Him is eternal life, forgiveness, and abundant life. I urge you today to turn to God. Allow Him to fill you with His Holy Spirit, and then watch what He will do through your surrendered life.

My brother and my sister, it's time to pray.

Can I encourage you today to get into the Word of God and embrace His promises for your life? Read about the promises of God and trust that by the power of the Holy Spirit within you, you will become the person that God has destined you to be.

Trust that He will give you the giftings you need to do what you're called to do and open the doors for you to walk where He is asking you to go. You are the plan of God for this generation, and you can trust Him to equip you to do what He's asking you to do in this season.

Join us every Wednesday at 7:00 PM EST as people worldwide pray together at itstimetopray.org. We believe we will be strengthened and enabled to honor His name in our generation. It's a wonderful thing to pray together.

Above all else, in this season, it's time to pray.

John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Jesus Christ was the sinless, spotless lamb of God. He came into this world full of anger, depression, addiction, violence, and selfishness. He immersed Himself in the dirty waters of our failures. He led us from hopelessness to a cross where He triumphed over these powers of darkness and destroyed the power of sin, death, and the grave. He came to give us new life.

Today you can experience hope, victory, and freedom and be transformed when you allow Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Savior. Open your heart to Him today.

It's time to pray.

Proverbs 3, beginning at verse 25, says, "Do not be afraid of sudden terror nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes. For the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught."

There is much to be afraid of today. Jesus warned us that fear would be one of the predominant characteristics of the final days of this world. Despite this caution, He promises to be the source of our confidence and strength in such times.

Let your thoughts today be about His victory and promise to keep you in fearful moments. Because of Him, you will stand no matter who around you falls. He promised you your foot will not be taken in these difficult days.

It's time to pray.

Lamentations 3:22–23 says, “Through the Lord's mercies, we are not consumed because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.”

In the well-known hymn, “Great is Thy Faithfulness,” one of the most inspiring lines says, “Morning by morning new mercies I see.” Aren't you thankful for that? The song tells us that failure the previous day is met by mercy the next morning. It makes every day the day that the Lord has made.

Don't let yesterday's mistakes define your day today. You're listening to me while riding to work, on the subway, or reading this before you leave your house. I'm telling you there is new mercy for you this morning.

Remember, it's time to pray.

In Mark 11:23–24, Jesus said, "For assuredly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore, I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them and you will have them.”

We need to ask the Lord to give us an anointing of faith as we've never known before because there are mountains in our society today that will never be moved by human effort. They can, however, be moved by faith in the revealed will and Word of God.

The need in this hour is tremendous, and today, we need a fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit to tell these mountains of great evil and darkness to move.

It's time to pray.