by Janet Scott | Aug 3, 2026 | Devotionals
Luke 10: 41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary, Mary has chosen the good portion which will not be taken away from her.” It is so easy to get so busy that we are missing out on...
by Janet Scott | Aug 2, 2026 | Devotionals
Nehemiah 8:10, Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Ezra and the Levites were...
by Janet Scott | Aug 1, 2026 | Devotionals, Saturday Story Behind the Song
I saw Dr. Al Smith for the first time while attending Tomas Road Bible Institute in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1974. Previous to that time, I never thought about the stories behind the hymns, but after meeting Dr. Al, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Little did I know...
by Janet Scott | Jul 31, 2026 | Devotionals
Lamentations 3:22-23 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Have you ever woke up feeling unsettled and maybe just a little “yuck” because of something from the day before?...
by Janet Scott | Jul 30, 2026 | Devotionals
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. You have a choice, whether it is for your own life or for those around you. Your words make a difference! You can speak life over your own life and those around...
by Janet Scott | Jul 29, 2026 | Devotionals
Hebrews 4:14-16, Since then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God; let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been...
by Janet Scott | Jul 28, 2026 | Devotionals
Psalm 57:1, “Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.” Do you ever feel that your life is somewhat like a weather report: “Today...
by Janet Scott | Jul 27, 2026 | Devotionals
Matthew 11: 28, “Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Have you hustled for so long that you feel like your “hustle” got up and left? There’s just so much these days to be and do, so much to navigate, pressures from every side that...
by Janet Scott | Jul 26, 2026 | Devotionals
Genesis 15:6, Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. God had promised Abram that he would become a mighty nation and that he would have descendants like the dust of the earth, but Abram had no children, so he asked God how that was going...
by Janet Scott | Jul 25, 2026 | Saturday Story Behind the Song
The great evangelist, Dwight L. Moody, and his song leader, Ira Sankey, were holding meetings in the British Isles. On board a train from Glasgow to Edinburgh, Scotland, Mr. Sankey discovered a poem in a newspaper. At the time, Sankey was looking for a shepherd hymn;...
by Janet Scott | Jul 24, 2026 | Devotionals
1 Samuel 16:7, But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” God knows your...
by Janet Scott | Jul 23, 2026 | Devotionals
2 Corinthians 1:11, “And you must add your help by praying for us, for the more people there are praying, the more people there will be to give thanks when their prayer for us is answered.” When you find yourself asking why God would answer your prayer, or if...
by Janet Scott | Jul 22, 2026 | Devotionals
Ruth 1:5, Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and the woman was left without her two sons and her husband. After ten years of building a life in Moab, the unthinkable happened: Naomi lost both of her sons! The weight of her loss is difficult to fathom. Now she was...
by Janet Scott | Jul 21, 2026 | Devotionals
Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!” God wants you to become all He created you to be, and He wants it for your sake! Who doesn’t want to see their children succeed beyond anything they could imagine? God wants it even more for...
by Janet Scott | Jul 20, 2026 | Devotionals
Genesis 3:6-7, When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them...
