Dr. Scott Ferrell

Dear Friends,

Time well spent.  It’s the most valuable asset we own, and once spent, can not be regained.  What are you spending your time on?  Is it eternal?  Does it give back to you?  Good questions to ask ourselves as we live each day focusing on what really matters.  Be blessed!  Love, Scott

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Time With Me

cannot be rushed.  When you are in a hurry, your mind flitters back and forth between Me and the tasks ahead of you.  Push back the demands pressing in on you; create a safe space around you, a haven in which you can rest with Me.  I also desire this time of focused attention and I use it to bless you, strengthening and equipping you for the day ahead.  Thus, time spent with Me is a wise investment.

Bring Me the sacrifice of your precious time. This creates sacred space around you-space permeated with My Presence and My Peace.

Psalm 119:27-28  ²⁷ Help me understand the meaning of your commandments, and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds.   ²⁸ I weep with sorrow; encourage me by your word. 

2 Chronicles 16:9 ⁹ The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. What a fool you have been! From now on you will be at war.”

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

Dear Friends,

Thank you all for making this past Sunday extra special as we all experienced heart-felt gratitude for the sacrifices made for our freedom.  It was a beautiful morning indeed.  I look forward to our upcoming concerts with Whole Heart!  The Spirit always seems to bless our gatherings.  See you Wednesday!  Peace and Love, Scott

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I Am With You, watching over you constantly.  I am Emmanuel (God with you): My Presence enfolds you in radiant Love.  Nothing, including the brightest blessings and the darkest trials, can separate you from Me.  Some of My children find Me more readily during dark times, when difficulties force them to depend on Me.  Others feel closer to Me when their lives are filled with good things.  They respond with thanksgiving and praise, thus opening wide the door to My Presence.

I know precisely what you need to draw nearer to Me.  Go through each day looking for what I have prepared for you.  Accept every event as My hand-tailored provision for your needs.  When you view your life this way, the most reasonable response is to be thankful.  Do not reject any of My gifts; find Me in every situation.

Matthew 1:23 ²³ “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” 

Colossians 2:6-7 ⁶ And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. ⁷ Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

Dear Friends,

Thank you all for your presence last night and for some wonderful time of fellowship and music making.  I’m so proud of you all!  I’m looking forward to this Sunday as we honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.  Please make every effort to be present.  Whole Heart will be joining us for “I Then Shall Live” and Caesar Rente will be bringing the message.  Take a moment to read this devotional and to “walk with Him in the garden of your heart”.  Blessings and Love, Scott

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Bring Me Your Mind for rest and renewal.  Let Me infuse My Presence into your thoughts.  As your mind stops racing, your body relaxes and you regain awareness of Me.  This awareness is vital to your spiritual well-being; it is your lifeline, spiritually speaking.

There are actually more than four dimensions in this world where you live.  In addition to the three dimensions of space and the one of time, there is the dimension of openness to My Presence.  This dimension transcends the others, giving you glimpses of heaven while you still reside on earth.  This was part of My original design for mankind.  Adam and Eve used to walk with Me in the garden, before their expulsion from Eden.  I want you to walk with Me in the garden of your heart, where I have taken up permanent residence. 

 Genesis 3:8 ⁸ Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 

Psalm 89:15  ¹⁵ Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O LORD.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

Dear Friends,

We’ve all been subject to feelings of resentment in this life.  Jesus says to rejoice and trust in Him in all circumstances.  Peace and Love!  Scott

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When Things Don’t Go as you would like, accept it immediately.  If you indulge in feelings of regret, they can easily spill over the line into resentment.  Remember that I am sovereign over your circumstances, and humble yourself under My mighty hand.  Rejoice in what I am doing in your life, even though it is beyond your understanding.

I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.  In Me you have everything you need, both for this life and for the life yet to come.  Don’t let the impact of the world shatter your thinking or draw you away from focusing on Me.  The ultimate challenge is to keep fixing your eyes on Me, no matter what is going on around you.  When I am central in your thinking, you are able to view circumstances from My perspective.

1 Peter 5:6 ⁶Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 

John 14:6  ⁶Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

Dear Friends,

Anxiety and fear are those two evils that point to the distrust of the One who holds you in the palm of His hand.  Resist the temptation by praying and seeking God’s guidance through the Holy Spirit.  Be blessed and have a GREAT week!  Love, Scott

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I, The Creator Of The Universe, am with you and for you.  What more could you need?  When you feel some lack, it is because you are not connecting with Me at a deep level.  I offer abundant Life; your part is to trust Me, refusing to worry about anything.

It is not so much adverse events that make you anxious as it is your thoughts about those events.  Your mind engages in trying to take control of a situation, to bring about the result you desire.  Your thoughts close in on the problem like ravenous wolves.  Determined to make things go your way, you forget that I am in charge of your life.  The only remedy is to switch your focus from the problem to My Presence.  Stop all your striving, and watch to see what I will do. I am the Lord!

Romans 8:31-32 ³¹What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? ³²He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 

 Micah 7:7 ⁷ But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young