Have you ever made a promise you couldn’t or didn’t keep? Yeah, I have too. We try our best to keep our promises, but we’re human. We’re naturally flawed, and were never meant to be perfect.

But God is.

One of the most perfect things about God is his promises. We can trust in God that when he promises something, it is as good as done. Now coming to discern what is God’s promise and what is our own wish or imagination is not as easy. We can trust the promises God gives us in the Bible because they’ve been passed down for thousands of years. He promised Abraham that he would be the father of nations even though he and Sarah were too old to have children. He promised the Israelites that they would get out of Egypt. He promised to send us a saviour, and he has done that in Jesus.

All we have to do on our part to live God’s best for our lives after we’ve accepted Jesus, is to love God and love everyone else. Not too hard, right?

encouragement, devotional, faith, hopeJackie ScottFebruary 16, 2026encouragement, faith, hope

10 Bible Verses on Creativity

As Christian creatives we may often feel guilty about our creativity. Especially if our art isn’t considered prophetic or if we create art for both pleasure and financial resources instead of only for worship. So here are 10 Bible verses on creativity that we can read to see that God created us in his image as creatives:

devotional, encouragement, faith, creativityJackie ScottFebruary 2, 2026faith, Creativity, Bible verses on creativity

Faith - Matthew 21:21

That doesn’t mean everything in life will be easy, with rainbows and unicorns every day. It means that when things get really tough, my faith carries me through. It means that when things are really good, I have faith that I can thank someone for watching over me. It means that when things are complicated, I can take time to pause, pray, and have faith that things will get better.

Growing Up Without Religion

Growing up as a kid in a household that didn’t go to church, the only training I received about Christianity were the Davey and Goliath Easter specials or when Linus would read the passage from Luke in the Charlie Brown Christmas special. Religion wasn’t a focus for us.

In Grade 3 we were given a copy of the Gideon’s New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs. I remember the little red book; it was like a rite of passage, because I got one like my sister did when she was in that grade. I’m pretty sure they stopped doing that not long afterwards, probably around the same time they also stopped saying the Lord’s Prayer in school.

So really, when I was growing up, the only comparison to God we had was Santa Claus. Don’t take that sacrilegiously or anything, we were kids, and that’s the closest we could think of. Here was someone who could see what you did all year, knew whether you were being good or bad even though you couldn’t see them, and if you were good rewarded you with something you wanted. I suppose that is a pretty simple comparison, easy enough for a child to understand. There would be talk on the playground of those who did and didn’t believe in Santa, and often those who did believe had to keep it quiet.

devotional, faith, encouragement, hopeJackie ScottMarch 24, 2025faith, Christmas Faith, faith journey, God's Love

Two Big Fears

What if you can do this new skill? What if you pass the test? What if people don’t even notice if you fail because they are so wrapped up in their own lives (spoiler alert: everyone on the planet except your nearest and dearest are too busy with their own lives to worry if you succeed or fail at something, and your closest companions will always cheer you on and support you.)

faith, encouragement, FearJackie ScottDecember 9, 2024postive mindset, reframe negativity, confronting fears, faith, encouragement, empowermentComment