Pastor Scott’s Daily Devotions
a daily prayer resource to inspire, encourage, and inform
James Bond and I Have Nothing In Common
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
Philippians 4:8
Politics and Religion are Intertwined
“He has told you, O people, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? “
(Micah 6:8)
If Play is a Sinning, I am a horrific Sinner
“And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.”
(Zechariah 8:5)
Spring Ain’t Just about Tulips
“In the spring of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon, along with the precious vessels of the house of the Lord, and made his brother Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.”
(2 Chronicles 36:10)
Making our Purpose a Life Message
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
(Romans 12:2)
Good at the Giving, Bad at the Receiving
“And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19)
The Only One You Can Change
“Therefor, if anyone is in Christ, he or she is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
(2 Corinthians 5:17)
What If You Could Start Over?
“One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your might acts.”
(Psalm 145:4)
The Shock of Liking a Meditation App
“I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.” (Psalm 119:15)
The Slap that Didn’t Work
“Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.”
(Psalm 37:8)
No Room for Self-Loathing
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
(Ephesians 2:10)
Another Round of Personal Goal Setting?!
“The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.”
(Proverbs 21:5)
Death, Where is Your Sting?
“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”
(1 Corinthians 15:55)
Where Two or Three or Eight are Gathered
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”
(Matthew 18:20)
From a Spark to a Shining Light
“He makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire.” (Psalm 104:4)
Healthy Habits are a Biblical Imperative
“Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.”
(1 Corinthians 11:1)
The Courage to Face Death and Dying
“And everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:26)
The Power of Self-Forgiveness
“Repent, therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out.”
(Acts 3:19)
Beyond Our Influence
“In God’s hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all humanity.”
(Job 12:10)