Pastor Scott’s Daily Devotions

a daily prayer resource to inspire, encourage, and inform

Learning From Our Doubt
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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)

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No Exceptions?!
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No Exceptions?!

“Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ.” (Ephesians 5:21)

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Stood the Test of Time
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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)

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God Behind the Science
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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)

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All the Help You Need
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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)

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Peace for Grown Children and their Parents
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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)

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A Worthy Inheritance
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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)

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I Don't Have Control Issues, Do I?
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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)

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Forgiveness is a Process
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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)

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Lessons In Gratitude
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Lessons In Gratitude

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

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Do I Have To?
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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)

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Bring Back the Fun
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Bring Back the Fun

He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting. (Job 8:21)

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When Our Child Hurts Our Feelings
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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)

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Burning the Scriptures into Your Soul
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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)

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Hope Finds a Way
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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)

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