30-Day Devotional
Join us in praying intentionally for 30 days for 7 people or households.
Awaken – Day 30
It’s Tuesday, February 28, the last day of Awaken 2023. Sunday is coming. And, Easter Sunday will be here before you know it—Sunday, April 9. For the last 30 days you’ve…
Awaken – Day 29
We live on a Super-size-me society. It seems people nowadays (even Christians) are more interested in the here and now, the material instead of the spiritual. Therefore food or…
Awaken – Day 28
In Acts 8:26-40 Philip encountered an angel who urged him to head south to the road that goes from Jerusalem to Gaza. The Spirit led Philip to the Ethiopian Eunuch…
Awaken – Day 27
Tonight’s the night — from 5:00 to 6:00 PM believers across Katy/West Houston will prayer walk in their neighborhoods. As you prayer walk, remember that praying on-site…
Awaken – Day 26
Have you noticed that we are getting busier than ever before and many are praying less or have totally abandoned praying altogether? You may not be a preacher, but you…
Awaken – Day 25
Aligning our lives with God’s design is a part of our worship to Him. Holiness includes becoming more and more like Jesus every day. As you move toward Jesus in your heart and…
Awaken – Day 24
Lord, You prayed for Simon and derailed Satan’s agenda concerning him, we invite you to raise up men and women in West Houston who will not just be sensitive to the…
Awaken – Day 23
The world says get what you can, when you can and as much as you can. We are called to give what you can, what you can and as much as you can. Why? Jesus says tells…
Awaken – Day 22
How has the unconditional love of God in Christ changed you? Do you know that God really loves you, just as you are, not as you aren’t? That it really is by grace that you have…
Awaken – Day 21
The beauty of loving our immediate neighbors is that it is simple and genuine. Since the goal is to “love” and not make them our pet projects for evangelizing them, we don’t…
Awaken – Day 20
As we pray, it is vital that we include the children around us. Imagine what it will be like if we are more intentional and include children in our prayers? What if we were intentional in…
Awaken – Day 19
“Missions exists because worship does not” seems radical and not very gracious, but is true and logical. Evangelism/missions exist because when an unbeliever “worships”…
Awaken – Day 18
The first thing Jesus teaches his disciples regarding prayer is to pray in secret. Why? Because “your Father who sees you in secret will reward you.” Prayer isn’t for show. It isn’t…
Awaken – Day 17
As believers, we must understand that God listens to and attends to our prayers. Once we settle in our hearts that this is true, then we just simply need to pray. We need to be…
Awaken – Day 16
Please take a moment to read Mark 5:1-20. It’s a bit long, but you will enjoy seeing an unnamed man completely transformed and his priorities completely rearranged…
Awaken – Day 15
Look around and it won’t take long for your eyes to gaze upon a need. A person, created in the image of God, suffering under the weight of a fallen and broken world, in need of love…
Awaken – Day 14
It’s difficult to read more than two pages of the Gospels without encountering a mealtime. Obviously, food is not the central topic of the Scriptures, but there is no doubt…
Awaken – Day 13
Many of us are familiar with Christ’s command to go and make disciples, but often struggle in knowing how. Jesus gives us a clue in John’s gospel. In the same way the…
Awaken – Day 12
God is “able” to bless us so that we can abound in the work (mission) He has for us to do! He is able to but sometimes we do not have access to the blessing because our life is out…
Awaken – Day 11
God has invited us to join Him in reaching the lost ones with The Good News. In all things, especially sharing the Gospel, prayer is essential. Talk to Him. Tell Him of your desire to…
Awaken – Day 10
The early followers of Jesus were not called people of “the church,” or people of “right doctrine,” or even people of “moral values”. The early Christians were called people of…
Awaken – Day 9
Jesus compares the kingdom to a “treasure hidden in a field” that a man “in his joy” sells all to buy. (M 13:44) The point is to show the worth of the Kingdom. The next parable is…
Awaken – Day 8
The power of our prayer is rooted in our faith. It is impossible to please God without faith. When we pray we must believe that supernatural power is being released against the work…
Awaken – Day 7
Read Acts 3:1-10. How many times had Peter and John seen this man before today? Yet this time, they saw him differently. Both John and Peter directed their gaze at him…
Awaken – Day 6
Our friends, neighbors, families have been and are suffering from Isolation, depression, loneliness, suicidal ideation and more. There are 8 billion people in this…
Awaken – Day 5
Every part of the natural world, when viewed with honest eyes, points to Creator God. There is an inescapable intricacy to every aspect of creation that screams…
Awaken – Day 4
The gospel is more than a set of new facts about God, it is the means by which we are lovingly restored to God and each other. It calls us into relationship. To enjoy…
Awaken – Day 3
Worship is not an event but a lifestyle! The definition of worship is to adore, honor and respect! We are all giving worth to something and that is what we are worshipping! When…
Awaken – Day 2
We have a natural reaction to that which sounds too good to be true. In a culture where every interaction is a transaction for services rendered, grace is an anomaly. This makes…
Awaken – Day 1
Imagine every man, woman, and child in Katy/West Houston being given the repeated opportunity to see, hear, and respond to the Gospel. That’s what God wants! To see that vision…