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...
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...
