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...
by Janet Scott | Aug 14, 2026 | Devotionals
Psalm 46:10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Is God trying to tell you to “hush” right now? I find myself sometimes going to Him and rattling on and on about everything that comes to...
by Janet Scott | Aug 13, 2026 | Devotionals
Psalm 119:18, “Open my eyes, that I may see Wondrous things from Your law.” No matter how many times you read God’s Word, there’s more to learn! When I read my Bible, I try not to allow my mind to just glaze over reading something that is so...
by Janet Scott | Aug 12, 2026 | Devotionals
Psalm 77:1-9, I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me. When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; At night I stretched out untiring hands, And I would not be comforted. I remembered you, God, and I groaned; I meditated, and my spirit grew...
by Janet Scott | Aug 11, 2026 | Devotionals
Psalm 84:5-7, “Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage, As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. They go from strength to strength, till each...
by Janet Scott | Aug 10, 2026 | Devotionals
Psalm 43:5 says, Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my God and my salvation. Have you ever experienced a time in your life when nothing was working, every time you turned around something...
by Janet Scott | Aug 9, 2026 | Devotionals
Psalm 55:22, “Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never permit the righteous to be moved.” Even if you don’t have something going on in your personal life that is weighing heavily on your heart, there’s plenty going on in the world that can...
by Janet Scott | Aug 8, 2026 | Saturday Story Behind the Song
It’s a fact of life that bad things do happen to good people. The challenge is to find the Lord, through the experience, and where He might be leading. Many times, our stubbornness and pride block the leading of the Lord in our lives. A crisis has a way of redirecting...
by Janet Scott | Aug 7, 2026 | Devotionals
Psalm 12: 6-8, The words of the Lord are pure words, silver refined in a furnace on the ground, Refined and purified seven times over. You, O Lord, protect us; Guard us forever from this generation ~ On every side the wicked prowl, As vileness is...
by Janet Scott | Aug 6, 2026 | Devotionals
Nehemiah 4:6, So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work. That was actually quite an undertaking for them. They were being hindered on every side to the point that Nehemiah had...
by Janet Scott | Aug 5, 2026 | Devotionals
Luke 18:1-8 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. “In a certain city, there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me...
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...
