Pastor Scott’s Daily Devotions
a daily prayer resource to inspire, encourage, and inform
The Global Prayer for Self-Awareness
“For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.”
(Romans 12:3)
Inflation Ticks Me Off
“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
(John 16:33)
Swimming Against the Tide
“Violence shall no more be heard in your land, devastation or destruction within your borders; you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.”
(Isaiah 60:18)
The Courage to Face Our Insecurities
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
(Philippians 4:6-7)
Scott’s a Big Old Pleaser
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other.”
(Matthew 6:24)
Darned, If You Don’t, So You Might as well Do
“Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.”
(1 John 3:18)
Evolving Spiritually Is a Process
“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.”
(Philippians 1:6)
Relationships with Toxic People
“And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.” (Hebrews 4:13)
The Generation Gap is Getting Wider
“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.“
(1 Thessalonians 5:11)
Not the Final Nail in the Coffin
“Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.”
(Acts 20:28)
Studying the Bible is a Requirement for Wisdom
“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the person of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
The Blessing of a Good Daydream
“And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young shall see visions, and your old shall dream dreams.” (Acts 2:17)
Stress is Good and Bad. Wisdom is Knowing the Difference
“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” (Matthew 6:34)
I Wish This Was Science Fiction
“According to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.”
(2 Peter 3:13)
The Common Bond Between the Atheist and the Christian
“To get wisdom is to love oneself; to keep understanding is to prosper.”
(Proverbs 19:8)
Parenthood Isn’t For Everyone
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.”
(James 1:5)
“Jill, Stop Moving the Furniture!”
“Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.”
(1 Corinthians 15:51)
Raising Strong, Faithful, Independent Children
“Train up a child in the way she should go; even when she is old she will not depart from it.”
(Proverbs 22:6)