by Janet Scott | Aug 17, 2023 | Devotionals
Ezra 5:17. Now if it pleases the king, let a search be made in the royal archives of Babylon to see if King Cyrus did in fact issue a decree to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter. That was the end of the...
by Janet Scott | Aug 16, 2023 | Devotionals
2 Samuel 11:15 In the letter he wrote, “Set Uriah in the forefront of the hardest fighting, and then draw back from him, that he may be struck down and die.” Do you feel like Uriah sometimes? Do you ever feel as though you have been in the heat of life’s battles and...
by Janet Scott | Aug 15, 2023 | Devotionals
Colossians 4:17b “See that you fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord.” What are you supposed to be doing? Is there something that you know that God has called you to do but you have let other things get in the way? Maybe that isn’t the...
by Janet Scott | Aug 14, 2023 | Devotionals
Philippians 4:6, Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; Anxiety is rampant these days because, well let’s face it, the world seems so upside down, backward, and crazy that...
by Janet Scott | Aug 13, 2023 | Devotionals
James 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. Do you remember the old Lays Potato Chip commercial ~ “Bet ya can’t eat just one”? It was a great campaign because it burned the reality in your mind that typically it is tough to...
by Janet Scott | Aug 12, 2023 | Devotionals
Psalm 59:17 “O my Strength, I will sing praises to you for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.” One thing we all long for in life is to love and be loved. Most of us ladies grew up with the desire to one day have our prince...
by Janet Scott | Aug 11, 2023 | 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, 2023 | Devotionals
Genesis 8:1, But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded. If you are in need of some extra encouragement for your situation today just pull up...
by Janet Scott | Aug 9, 2023 | Devotionals
John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” Once you have experienced His peace and His presence you know you don’t ever want to live...
by Janet Scott | Aug 8, 2023 | Devotionals
Luke 18: 1-8, Then Jesus told his disciples a parable, in order to impress on them that they must always keep praying and not lose heart. “In a certain town, there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected other people. There was also in that town a...
by Janet Scott | Aug 7, 2023 | Devotionals
Galatians 6:9, “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” Do you ever get to that point when you feel as though you just can’t take it anymore ~ you have no more strength for the battle that seems to be waged...
by Janet Scott | Aug 6, 2023 | Devotionals
Psalm 145:13, “The Lord is trustworthy in all He promises and faithful in all He does.” Let’s face it, faith isn’t always easy and it doesn’t promise to make things easier, but it does make things possible. There were places when Jesus walked the earth that He...
by Janet Scott | Aug 5, 2023 | Devotionals
1 Samuel 1:26, And she said, “O my lord! As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to the Lord.” Hannah had prayed for a son and the Lord heard her prayer and gave her a son. What have you been pouring your heart out to God about? ...
by Janet Scott | Aug 4, 2023 | Devotionals
John 2: 24-25, “But He did not commit Himself to them, for He knew what people are like ~ that is, He didn’t need anyone to inform Him about a person because He knew what was in the person’s heart.” For all of those times when you have felt misunderstood, pushed...
by Janet Scott | Aug 3, 2023 | Devotionals
Jeremiah 42:15-16 “Then hear the word of the Lord, O remnant of Judah, Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: If you set your faces to enter Egypt and go to live there, then the sword that you fear shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the...
