"For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints."
(1 Corinthians 14:33 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve
Deep breath, out slowly, think, speak, MAYBE....
You cannot allow MERCY to cancel out TRUTH nor can you allow TRUTH to cancel out MERCY!! I know, a lot to grasp, right? God has some heavy stuff for His people!!! Be His People!!!
"Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: "(Proverbs 3:3 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L Boatner
#IBelieve
"Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: "(Proverbs 3:3 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L Boatner
#IBelieve
Yes.....This!!!!
"Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted."(Matthew 5:4 KJV)
If for any reason you mourn a broken heart today, you can count of God doing exactly what He said He would do!!!!
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L Boatner
If for any reason you mourn a broken heart today, you can count of God doing exactly what He said He would do!!!!
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L Boatner
God and your Church!!!
If you haven't sacrificed, suffered, served and sweated some then you are not doing it right!!!
"He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him."(1 John 2:4 KJV)
If it has value, it will cost you!!! Jesus paid for our eternal salvation but serving in the Kingdom on earth will require your service!!!
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L Boatner
#IBelieve
"He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him."(1 John 2:4 KJV)
If it has value, it will cost you!!! Jesus paid for our eternal salvation but serving in the Kingdom on earth will require your service!!!
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L Boatner
#IBelieve
Faith literally moves Mountains!
Faith released will set off an unprecedented chain of events in your life!!
The Mother of Moses put her 3 month old baby son in a floating basket in the Nile River filled with crocodiles to protect him from certain death. Pharaoh had ordered all male babies thrown into the Nile River!! It became a River of Death but her Faith moved the Hand of God! Her Faith set off a chain of unprecedented events that changed the course of two nations, Israel and Egypt!!! Your FAITH will move the Hand of God that moves the Nations of the World!! What do you need God to do today?
"For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith."(Mark 11:23 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L Boatner
#IBelieve
The Mother of Moses put her 3 month old baby son in a floating basket in the Nile River filled with crocodiles to protect him from certain death. Pharaoh had ordered all male babies thrown into the Nile River!! It became a River of Death but her Faith moved the Hand of God! Her Faith set off a chain of unprecedented events that changed the course of two nations, Israel and Egypt!!! Your FAITH will move the Hand of God that moves the Nations of the World!! What do you need God to do today?
"For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith."(Mark 11:23 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L Boatner
#IBelieve
No more guilt....
Today some rejoice because their mother is still with them, some weep because they have lost their mother then there are some that are dry eyed, confused and have no words because their mother never really wanted them!!!
As a community of believers, family or friend, let's reach out to the ones that don't know how to feel!! Please don't heap more guilt on them!!!
"When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
(Psalms 27:10 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
As a community of believers, family or friend, let's reach out to the ones that don't know how to feel!! Please don't heap more guilt on them!!!
"When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
(Psalms 27:10 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
I believe and I am sure!!!
My course is set, I've stepped over the line and cannot turn back because there is nothing behind!! My hope for tomorrow is greater than it's ever been, so much bigger than the vision I had at day one. We must not forget the promises of our God!! We can be distracted so
easily so we must remember, our steps are ordered by the Lord. "Will you walk with me", the Lord says? At one point in the ministry of
Jesus Christ all the people left the meeting and went home. Jesus turned to the 12 disciples and asked, "Will ye also go away?"
""Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go, thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God."
(John 6:67-69 KJV)
Choose Jesus and Stay the course!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
easily so we must remember, our steps are ordered by the Lord. "Will you walk with me", the Lord says? At one point in the ministry of
Jesus Christ all the people left the meeting and went home. Jesus turned to the 12 disciples and asked, "Will ye also go away?"
""Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go, thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God."
(John 6:67-69 KJV)
Choose Jesus and Stay the course!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
Identify, Own, Confess, Drop the Mic and Walk Away!
BAM!!! This is TRUTH!!!
"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."(1John 1:8-9 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve
"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."(1John 1:8-9 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve
Shhhh.....“Peace, Be Still”
"The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the WHIRLWIND and in the STORM, and the CLOUDS are the dust of his feet."(Nahum 1:3 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott Boatner
#IBelieve
I Believe,
Pastor Scott Boatner
#IBelieve
God will give you an opportunity.....
"I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."(Ecclesiastes 9:11 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve
Thank You Jesus!!!
Your love's not fractured
It's not a troubled mind
It isn't anxious
It's not the restless kind
Your love's not passive
It's never disengaged
It's always present
It hangs on every word we say
Love keeps its promises
It keeps its word
It honors what's sacred
'Cause its vows are good
Your love's not broken
It's not insecure
Your love's not selfish
Your love is pure
You don't give Your heart in pieces
And You don't hide Yourself to tease us
You don't give Your heart in pieces
'Cause You don't hide Yourself to tease us
(Pieces Lyrics/Bethel Music)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve
It's not a troubled mind
It isn't anxious
It's not the restless kind
Your love's not passive
It's never disengaged
It's always present
It hangs on every word we say
Love keeps its promises
It keeps its word
It honors what's sacred
'Cause its vows are good
Your love's not broken
It's not insecure
Your love's not selfish
Your love is pure
You don't give Your heart in pieces
And You don't hide Yourself to tease us
You don't give Your heart in pieces
'Cause You don't hide Yourself to tease us
(Pieces Lyrics/Bethel Music)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve
It’s coming back.....but in abundance!!
"So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were RESTORED to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites."
1 Samuel 7:13-14 KJV
"And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had RESTORED a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had RESTORED to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha RESTORED to life. And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, RESTORED all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now." 2 Kings 8:5-6 KJV
"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He RESTORETH my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake." Psalms 23:1-3 KJV
"For I will RESTORE health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after."
Jeremiah 30:17 KJV
"And I will RESTORE to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you." Joel 2:25 KJV
"Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was RESTORED whole, like as the other."
Matthew 12:13 KJV
"And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was RESTORED, and saw every man clearly."
Mark 8:24-25 KJV
"When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that NOTHING BE LOST."
John 6:12 KJV
(Please go to App Store and search for "Scott Boatner", these verses will be under "devotions" for a easy to find resource 24/7)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve
Scott Boatner
1 Samuel 7:13-14 KJV
"And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had RESTORED a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had RESTORED to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha RESTORED to life. And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, RESTORED all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now." 2 Kings 8:5-6 KJV
"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He RESTORETH my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake." Psalms 23:1-3 KJV
"For I will RESTORE health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after."
Jeremiah 30:17 KJV
"And I will RESTORE to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you." Joel 2:25 KJV
"Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was RESTORED whole, like as the other."
Matthew 12:13 KJV
"And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was RESTORED, and saw every man clearly."
Mark 8:24-25 KJV
"When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that NOTHING BE LOST."
John 6:12 KJV
(Please go to App Store and search for "Scott Boatner", these verses will be under "devotions" for a easy to find resource 24/7)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve
Scott Boatner
Our Paths
"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."(Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#Ibelieve
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#Ibelieve
We are more....
Failure is not Final!! God's Purpose for you is much greater than your failure!!
"Nay, in all these things WE ARE MORE than conquerors through him that loved us."
{Romans 8:37 KJV}
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve
"Nay, in all these things WE ARE MORE than conquerors through him that loved us."
{Romans 8:37 KJV}
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve
Going deeper......
The confidence we have will intimidate those that have no confidence and the intimidation, infuriates!! We feel things for a reason so search them out for answers!! Please don't run from or get mad at what you don't understand!!! We are intimidated when we lack confidence, it is then that we should seek to learn from our intimidators because they obviously know and possess something we don't.
"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;"(2 Corinthians 3:5)
Try a new approach to life and people!! Do you see clearly? What you see is your perception, is it correct? Has your perception been skewed by the words of others, if so you are not thinking for yourself!!!
At some point in the journey of life if you want confidence you with experience discomfort. If you cannot handle some discomfort then you cannot handle the challenges confidence will bring!!! So you will have to stay as you are, criticizing everyone that makes you uncomfortable for whatever reason!!
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#Ibelieve
"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;"(2 Corinthians 3:5)
Try a new approach to life and people!! Do you see clearly? What you see is your perception, is it correct? Has your perception been skewed by the words of others, if so you are not thinking for yourself!!!
At some point in the journey of life if you want confidence you with experience discomfort. If you cannot handle some discomfort then you cannot handle the challenges confidence will bring!!! So you will have to stay as you are, criticizing everyone that makes you uncomfortable for whatever reason!!
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#Ibelieve
Make it personal.....Keep it real!!!
Be careful who you listen to, follow and allow to influence your life. It will have a profound effect on you!!
"O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart."(Proverbs 8:5)
It's easy to tell who you've been listening to because you sound just like them. You need personal identity so you need to sound like yourself but with a heavy influence of the Word of God!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve
"O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart."(Proverbs 8:5)
It's easy to tell who you've been listening to because you sound just like them. You need personal identity so you need to sound like yourself but with a heavy influence of the Word of God!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve
David prays for the Wings of a Dove so he can fly f
David prays for the Wings of a Dove so he can fly far away to a place of rest....Have You ask for wings lately???
"Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." (Psalms 55:22 KJV)
If we take this verse at face value it is a powerful promise from God to sustain us!!! But we need to dig deeper into the verse by reading the whole chapter to see just how heavy the burden was that David cast on the Lord. It will give us even more hope and strength!! Take time to read the chapter 2-3 times, slower and more deliberate each time!!
This burden is so heavy that David's heaviness upon him has him crying loud unto the Lord due to the voice of oppression, iniquity, wrath, and hatred of those that have come against him in every way!!! David's chest is hurting, he feels the terror of death and with such anxiety he feels certain that death is soon!!! He is overwhelmed with fear, trembling and horror!! In verses 3-5 David describes the worst possible anxiety attack that can consumed you!!!
David prays for the Wings of a Dove so he can just fly away to a place of rest that is far away from here!!! David says he is going to pray morning, noon and night because He knows his God will fight his battle for him and win!!! In verse 21 he describes his enemies......they are the dangerous kind, smooth talkers but war and hatred is in their hearts!!
"The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords."
(Psalms 55:21 KJV)
Now let us cast our heavy weight upon our God! He can sustain us because we are deeply embedded in a righteous foundation that cannot be moved!!! Jesus Christ is the Anchor of our souls so cast your burden upon Him because He alone can carry the weight while sustaining us at the same time!!
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve
#Godistheheavylifter
"Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." (Psalms 55:22 KJV)
If we take this verse at face value it is a powerful promise from God to sustain us!!! But we need to dig deeper into the verse by reading the whole chapter to see just how heavy the burden was that David cast on the Lord. It will give us even more hope and strength!! Take time to read the chapter 2-3 times, slower and more deliberate each time!!
This burden is so heavy that David's heaviness upon him has him crying loud unto the Lord due to the voice of oppression, iniquity, wrath, and hatred of those that have come against him in every way!!! David's chest is hurting, he feels the terror of death and with such anxiety he feels certain that death is soon!!! He is overwhelmed with fear, trembling and horror!! In verses 3-5 David describes the worst possible anxiety attack that can consumed you!!!
David prays for the Wings of a Dove so he can just fly away to a place of rest that is far away from here!!! David says he is going to pray morning, noon and night because He knows his God will fight his battle for him and win!!! In verse 21 he describes his enemies......they are the dangerous kind, smooth talkers but war and hatred is in their hearts!!
"The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords."
(Psalms 55:21 KJV)
Now let us cast our heavy weight upon our God! He can sustain us because we are deeply embedded in a righteous foundation that cannot be moved!!! Jesus Christ is the Anchor of our souls so cast your burden upon Him because He alone can carry the weight while sustaining us at the same time!!
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve
#Godistheheavylifter
"The Snare is Broken"
"Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: THE SNARE IS BROKEN, and WE ARE ESCAPED! "(Psalm 124:7)
The Hope given in this verse is beyond human comprehension! A "snare" is a trap that takes you by surprise. Sometime we can find ourselves in situations we never saw ourselves in, yet, here we are! Please focus your Faith on the phrase, "the SNARE is BROKEN"! Just walk around all day repeating that phrase and your Faith will begin to rise up out of your Spirit. The Holy Spirit inside you will respond to the Word of God as you confess it's powerful truth. How did God create all that you see, by speaking..... Take charge of your sin, fear, depression, lack, sickness and bitterness today, speak to the chains that bind you and tell them that they are BROKEN!! This is TRUTH and TRUTH makes you FREE!!
"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."(John 8:32).
The last three words of PS 124:7 are, "WE ARE ESCAPED"!!! Today I thank my God for freedom
in Christ, I am FREE, "the snare is broken and I am escaped"! I am a Child of the Most High God!!!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve #IReceive
The Hope given in this verse is beyond human comprehension! A "snare" is a trap that takes you by surprise. Sometime we can find ourselves in situations we never saw ourselves in, yet, here we are! Please focus your Faith on the phrase, "the SNARE is BROKEN"! Just walk around all day repeating that phrase and your Faith will begin to rise up out of your Spirit. The Holy Spirit inside you will respond to the Word of God as you confess it's powerful truth. How did God create all that you see, by speaking..... Take charge of your sin, fear, depression, lack, sickness and bitterness today, speak to the chains that bind you and tell them that they are BROKEN!! This is TRUTH and TRUTH makes you FREE!!
"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."(John 8:32).
The last three words of PS 124:7 are, "WE ARE ESCAPED"!!! Today I thank my God for freedom
in Christ, I am FREE, "the snare is broken and I am escaped"! I am a Child of the Most High God!!!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve #IReceive
Trapped?
Do you feel trapped? Are you overwhelmed by feeling trapped and feeling like there is no way out of your present circumstances!! If you think that you are trapped, then you will soon start feeling trapped. Your thoughts will overrule reality and put you in a dark room, alone, in a room full of people!!!
When our thoughts get out of control we generate enough brain power to produce enough anxiety to power the planet!!! When anxiety starts overflowing into other areas of our lives we are not only sinking ourselves but we are taking the people we love down with us!!
You can find this darkness in relationships, marriage, at work, at school, in finances, in sickness, etc...
The sad reality is that you can feel this way when there is no logical reason for you to feel this way!! It's ok to seek medical treatment but please pray that God will guide you to a Praying Doctor!!! But between now and then, cry out to Jesus, it's highly possible that Jesus with get to you before you get an appointment with your Doctor!! (No offense meant to the medical world)
Jesus can stand on the sea shore of your life and hold the waves of anxiety back while holding you with His other hand, simultaneously!!! Jesus can bust you out of whatever has you trapped, just call His Name!!
"Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, WHEN MY HEART IS OVERWHELMED: lead me to the rock that is higher than I."(Psalms 61:1-2 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve #IReceive
When our thoughts get out of control we generate enough brain power to produce enough anxiety to power the planet!!! When anxiety starts overflowing into other areas of our lives we are not only sinking ourselves but we are taking the people we love down with us!!
You can find this darkness in relationships, marriage, at work, at school, in finances, in sickness, etc...
The sad reality is that you can feel this way when there is no logical reason for you to feel this way!! It's ok to seek medical treatment but please pray that God will guide you to a Praying Doctor!!! But between now and then, cry out to Jesus, it's highly possible that Jesus with get to you before you get an appointment with your Doctor!! (No offense meant to the medical world)
Jesus can stand on the sea shore of your life and hold the waves of anxiety back while holding you with His other hand, simultaneously!!! Jesus can bust you out of whatever has you trapped, just call His Name!!
"Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, WHEN MY HEART IS OVERWHELMED: lead me to the rock that is higher than I."(Psalms 61:1-2 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve #IReceive
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