Pastor Scott’s Daily Devotions
a daily prayer resource to inspire, encourage, and inform
Listen, Look, and Respond
I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? (Isaiah 43:19)
Learning From Our Doubt
Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.’ (John 20:27)
A Whole Lot of Disagreement Going On
“Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord.” (Ephesians 5:10)
Stood the Test of Time
“We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people’s trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming.” (Ephesians 4:14)
God Behind the Science
"Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine,…" (Ephesians 3:20)
Dress Up Like a Frog. It will Set You Free!
“For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.” (Ephesians 2:10)
All the Help You Need
“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.” (Ephesians 2:19-20)
Peace for Grown Children and their Parents
“So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near; for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father.” (Ephesians 2:17-18)
A Worthy Inheritance
"In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit; this is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God's own people, to the praise of his glory." (Ephesians 1:13-14)
I Don't Have Control Issues, Do I?
"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— not the result of works, so that no one may boast." (Ephesians 2:8)
Overcoming Hoarding Disorder
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. (Luke 12:34)
God’s Gift to Ones’ in Need of a Place and Family
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15;13)
Forgiveness is a Process
Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. (Colossians 3:13)
Lessons In Gratitude
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
Do I Have To?
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. (1 Peter 3:15)
Bring Back the Fun
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting. (Job 8:21)
When Our Child Hurts Our Feelings
See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled. (Hebrews 12:15)
Burning the Scriptures into Your Soul
Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
Hope Finds a Way
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:18)