by Janet Scott | Aug 29, 2026 | Devotionals, Saturday Story Behind the Song
By Bill Daigle: I remember, as a 10-year-old, singing this song in the Grafton Baptist Church, Grafton, New York. Pastor William O’Dell was the pastor; Marjorie Myers was the organist; and I was an attendee taking part in the service. Little did I know, at the time,...
by Janet Scott | Aug 28, 2026 | Devotionals
Numbers 6: 24-26, “The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord cause His face to shine on you, and be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His face to you, and give you peace.” As you go into this weekend, my prayer is that you will see the blessings God may send your...
by Janet Scott | Aug 27, 2026 | Devotionals
1 Samuel 17: 47, “And all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.” As you read through the Old Testament, you see battle after battle, and if you notice, God never...
by Janet Scott | Aug 26, 2026 | Devotionals
Luke 17:15-19, One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him ~ and he was a Samaritan. Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Has no...
by Janet Scott | Aug 25, 2026 | Devotionals
John 11: 4, On hearing it, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may receive glory through it.” Maybe what you are going through right now is for God’s glory, in other words, an opportunity for God to show up...
by Janet Scott | Aug 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...
by Janet Scott | Aug 23, 2026 | Devotionals
Psalm 55:22, “Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.” Whether that burden is seemingly little or so overwhelming that you have about lost all hope, give it to Him. Allow Him to sustain you and...
by Janet Scott | Aug 22, 2026 | Saturday Story Behind the Song
George Matheson was born on March 27, 1842, in Glasgow, Scotland. As a young man, it became apparent that he suffered from partial blindness. By the time he was 18, he was totally blind. Like his contemporary Fanny Crosby, blind since three months of age, Matheson...
by Janet Scott | Aug 21, 2026 | Devotionals
Psalm 119:11, “I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” I love the quote, “God’s Word is like the ocean ~ so deep we will never explore it all and yet shallow enough a small child can wade in it.” Whatever answer you are looking for,...
by Janet Scott | Aug 20, 2026 | Devotionals
Luke 5:26, Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.” Are you looking for God to do great things, or are you caught up in what things look like right now? This is not a “name it and...
by Janet Scott | Aug 19, 2026 | Devotionals
Ephesians 6:10-12, “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against...
by Janet Scott | Aug 18, 2026 | Devotionals
John 16:13-15, “But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on His own; He will speak only what He hears, and He will tell you what is yet to come. He will glorify me because it is from me that He...
by Janet Scott | Aug 17, 2026 | Devotionals
Psalm 145:13, “The Lord is trustworthy in all He promises and faithful in all He does.” Faith and trust aren’t always easy, and they don’t promise to make things easier, but they do make things possible. There were places, when Jesus walked the earth, where He...
by Janet Scott | Aug 16, 2026 | Devotionals
Hebrews 11:1-3, Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out...
by Janet Scott | Aug 15, 2026 | Saturday Story Behind the Song
If you have been around a church for anytime, I’m sure you have heard the word, “gospel.” Many times, it is used in connection with the word, “truth”; and of course, there are the four books at the beginning of the New Testament. These uses are correct, but the true...
