Devotional Prayers for October 2025

  Praying the Promise

 Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord—Psalm 27:14

Dear Jesus, everything on this earth is going at such a fast pace. While, on one hand, it’s amazing and so convenient to be able to receive so much information and products in real time; we barely have to wait on anything anymore! Yet, on the other hand it’s not good, there’s no time to breathe or pause or consider. Which also means we can make lot of mistakes that wouldn’t otherwise be made. 

Sometimes I’m caught up in the fastness of this world too. Sometimes I find myself making quick decisions that I need to be taking my time about. Sometimes I’m too quick to judge, too quick to answer yes or no when I should be taking the slower route and path of “maybe, let’s give it a moment”.

Jesus, help me remember to slow down. I’m not on the world’s fast-track or timetable. The devil wants me to hurry through everything. He promotes quick decisions and declarations. He pushes me to hurry just like he tried to push You into his timetable, but You did not allow him to determine how fast or quickly You moved. He knows the quicker I move the more likely I am to end up in a place I regret or move away from Your will for my life. 

I pray, in all earnestness, slow me down, Lord, I’ve got time to wait on You. I’ve got time to hear heaven’s answer. I’ve got time to test things out. I’ve got time to sense the Spirit’s certainty and to be filled and directed by heavenly peace. I’ve got time to pray and be sure of what God is saying to me. What I don’t always have time for is backtracking to get something right which isn’t always possible anyway.

Today I cling and rely on the Word of God that directs me from beginning to end; I trust in the Bible promises that direct and guide me:

Those that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength they shall mount up on wings like eagles they shall run and not grow weary, they shall walk and not faint (Isa. 40:31)

Wait on the Lord and be of good cheer (Ps. 27:14)

But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me (Micah 7:7)  

Slow me down, Lord. There’s no harm or loss in waiting on You! Being slower, moving slower, answering more slowly isn’t an excuse for delaying as some may think, it’s the wisdom of heaven leading me in the right direction and causing me to pause until I know for sure what I am to do. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen    

  Praying the Promise

Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him—Luke 9:28-32 (ESV)

Jesus, Savior, faithful Companion and Friend, when we hang out with You, accompany You in Your travels and invite You to accompany us in ours, we will witness some amazing things! We will see things that dumbfound us. We will witness miracles and wonders; things that we know in our heart of faith only our God in heaven could accomplish. We’ll also be like the disciples, heavy with sleep and it may take us a while to become fully aware and spiritually awake and astute to see and understand with spiritual eyes and heart what we are witnessing.

You’re so understanding of us Lord! So gracious toward us even though we’re so slow of heart and eyes to recognize You and Your glory! Just as You were transformed and became dazzling white on the Mount of Transfiguration, transform us Lord that we too may become dazzling white with discernment and understanding! 

May we not desire to live one day of this life without being in Your presence and inviting You to be with us in ours. O Savior, Messiah, the Christ, live this day with us! Accompany us on our journey today and let us accompany You in Yours! 

From this point forward, Lord, may we never miss another miracle You are performing right before our eyes, may we be completely and fully aware we are in the presence of Greatness and holiness and that we are seeing something none other can do! 

Jesus, You invite us and strategically position us so we can see and learn and hear; giving us a front row seat so our witness and testimony of what we have witnessed and been part of is authentic and believable. Remove our spiritual dullness, Lord! Take the sleep of night away and open our eyes so we can see and learn and witness You at work in our own lives, in the lives of those we care and pray about and in the world around us. In Your glorious, transformative Name we pray, Amen.