Pastor Scott’s Daily Devotions
a daily prayer resource to inspire, encourage, and inform
The Sacredness of Time
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)
Advent theme: Waiting
Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! (Psa. 27:14)
Always Training
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)
Part of Something Bigger
“As for yourself, you shall go to your ancestors in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age. And they shall come back here in the fourth generation; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” (Genesis 15:15)
The Christmas Challenge
“Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to reside there as an alien, for the famine was severe in the land.” (Genesis 12:10)
A Geriatric Calling
“So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.” (Genesis 12:4)
Follow God’s Direction
“Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.’” (Genesis 12:1)
A Family Legacy
“These are the descendants of Shem. When Shem was one hundred years old, he became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood; and Shem lived after the birth of Arpachshad five hundred years, and had other sons and daughters.” (Genesis 11:10-11)
The Danger Within
“Then they said, ‘Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise we shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.’” (Genesis 11:4)
Noah’s Ark: Cute Story or Horror Flick
“Then the Lord said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you alone are righteous before me in this generation.” (Genesis 7:1)
Stop, Wait, Think
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. (2 Timothy 1:7)
Understanding Advent Brings Hope and Appreciation
But you, O Bethlehem, Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days. (Micah 5:2)
From Trouble and Distress, to Delight
Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight. (Psalm 119:143)
Finding God in Your Alone Time
Jesus said to them, ‘Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while. (Mark 6:31)
Valuing Presence Over Productivity
Know this, my beloved brothers and sister; let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger. (James 1:19)
Not Even God Can Go Without Rest
"And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done." (Genesis 2:2)
Some Things are Worse Than Death
Then the Lord said to him, “Not so! Whoever kills Cain will suffer a sevenfold vengeance.” And the Lord put a mark on Cain, so that no one who came upon him would kill him. (Genesis 4:15)
The Same Flesh and Bone
“Then the man said, ‘This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called Woman, for out of Man this one was taken.’” (Genesis 2:23)
Above the Dome
"And God said, 'Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.' So God made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. And it was so. God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day." (Genesis 1:6-9)
Cindy Crawford’s Body
“No longer drink only water, but take a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.” (1 Thessalonians 5:23)