Pastor Scott’s Daily Devotions
a daily prayer resource to inspire, encourage, and inform

Overwhelming Trust and Sacrifice
He considered the fact that God is able even to raise someone from the dead—and figuratively speaking, he did receive him back. (Hebrews 11:19)

More than 35 Trillion Cells
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10)

Facing the Darkness Within
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
(Psalm 34:7)

Don’t Give Up
Thus says the man: I am weary, O God, I am weary, O God. How can I prevail? (Proverbs 30:1b)

Reading the Bible
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. (Psalm 23:3)

Powerful Words
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12)

Jesus means more than just Five Letters Atop a 60-foot Sign!
An intelligent mind acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. (Proverbs 18:15)

"Tell Me About Their Faith Life?"
We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. (1 Jn. 1:4-5)

An Answer to Fatalism
“Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.“ (Exodus 1:8)

It Isn't Our Job
"So have no fear; I myself will provide for you and your little ones." In this way he reassured them, speaking kindly to them.” (Genesis 50:21)

The Way Through Death
Realizing that their father was dead, Joseph's brothers said, "What if Joseph still bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the wrong that we did to him?" (Genesis 50:15)

Share and Act to Overcome Anxiety
Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you. Discipline yourselves, keep alert. (1 Peter 5:7-8a).

Needing Control Amidst the Pain
Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today. (Genesis 50:20)

Putin, Trump, and Each of Us Better Pay Attention
“To whom much is given, much is expected” (Luke 12:48)


Through Human Shortcomings, We See God at Work
As it is written: 'There is no one who is righteous, not even one; there is no one who has understanding, there is no one who seeks God.' (Romans 3:10-11)

Grief Has No Real Power
Then Joseph threw himself on his father's face and wept over him and kissed him. Joseph commanded the physicians in his service to embalm his father. (Genesis 50:1-2a)

Breaking the Cycle
But when his [Joseph's] brothers saw that their father [Jacob] loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him. (Genesis 37:4)

Humble Reconciliation
He [Jacob] himself went on ahead of them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near his brother.
But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. (Genesis 33:3-4)

Our Own Wrestling Match
Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he struck him on the hip socket; and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. Then he said, “Let me go, for the day is breaking.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go, unless you bless me.” (Genesis 32:24-26)