TODAY’S DEVOTION
FROM PASTOR SCOTT
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Biblical Interpretation with a Tad Bit of Sarcasm
So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, speaking of this as he does in all his letters. There are some things in them hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other scriptures. 2 Peter 3:15b-16) (NRSV)
The Sacredness of Parenting
And I will not be a burden, because I do not want what is yours but you; for children ought not to lay up for their parents, but parents for their children. 2 Corinthians 12:14 (NRSV)
The Power of Endurance
And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope. Romans 5:3-4 (NRSV)
Throw Down Your Whip
If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. 1 Corinthians 3:17 (NRSV)
Uncomfortable Truths
So then, putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbors, for we are members of one another. Ephesians 4:25 (NRSV)
Overcoming Compartmentalization
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. It will be a healing for your flesh and a refreshment for your body. Proverbs 3:7-8 (NRSV)
Overcoming the Fear
Do not fear, I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine Isaiah 43:1 (NRSV)
Facing National Fear and Anxiety
Evil persons do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely. Proverbs 28:5 (NRSV)
True Intellect Requires Emotional Maturity
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 (NRSV)
Uncertain Times
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22 (NRSV)
Curiosity Didn’t Kill the Cat!
When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” John 21:21 (NRSV)
Changes In Family Estrangement
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8 (NRSV)
Personal Boundaries are Freeing
For each will have to bear his own load. Galatians 6:5 (NRSV)
Stress Starts Early, Coping Skills Do, Too
Anxiety in one’s heart weighs one down, but a good word makes one glad. Proverbs 12:25 (NRSV)
Who Validates Me?
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 (NRSV)