Category: Daily Devotions

“If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.” (John 15:7) Another obstacle to prayer is unscriptural prayers. Jesus said, “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” Those…

“Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God.” (1 John 3:21) The third obstacle to answered prayer is unconfessed sin. After conquering Jericho, the strongest city in the Promised Land, the Israelites were defeated by a handful of soldiers in a small village called Ai. Joshua was devastated! He…

“When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.” (James 4:3) Another obstacle to answered prayer is selfishness. In the Lord’s Prayer, you won’t find the words “I”, or “me”, or “my”, or “mine”. What you will find instead, is: “Give…

“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” (Jeremiah 33:3) Let’s look at some reasons why our prayers aren’t answered. Fallen angelic powers. For three weeks Daniel prayed and got no answer. Why? Because an evil force in the spiritual realm, “the Prince of…

“I have sinned. Return, my son David, for I will not harm you again since my life was precious in your sight this day. Behold, I have played the fool and have made a very great mistake.” (1 Samuel 26:21, NASB) Driven by jealousy and fear, Saul and his army pursued David. Then, one night…

“Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.” (Psalms 55:22) Are you burdened about someone you love? Have your efforts to help them failed? Let go, and let God deal with them! Letting go doesn’t mean you stop caring; it just means you can’t do…

“When Abigail saw David, she … paid homage to David. She knelt at his feet and said, ‘The guilt is mine, my lord, but please let your servant speak to you directly … Please forgive your servant’s offense.’” (1 Samuel 25:23, 28, CSB) Abigail had done nothing wrong. Her husband’s defiance led to a confrontation…

“Jacob called the place where God had talked with him Bethel.” (Genesis 35:15) What should you do when you’re discouraged and afraid you’ve lost your way? That’s the question Jacob was facing. And when he turned his heart towards God, here is the answer he got: “‘Go up to Bethel … build an altar there…

“Because you have made the LORD … your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you … He shall give His angels charge over you … they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.” (Psalm 91:9-12, NKJV) Fears strike at us from all sides. But the psalmist realized that in every…