St. Peter's Lutheran Devotions

Drawing Near | April 5 | He Rose, So I Can Experience Life With Him | Veronica Clark Scripture of the Day | 1 Corinthians 6:14 “We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.”

Drawing Near | April 4 | Known by His Scars, So I Can Carry My Cross | Brad Vacketta Scripture of the Day | 2 Corinthians 4:10 “We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.”

Drawing Near | April 3 | It Is Finished, So I Can Begin | Matt Scholl Scripture of the Day | John 4:34 “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.”

Drawing Near | April 2 | Betrayed, So I Might Know Faithfulness | Austin Perry Scripture of the Day | Matthew 26:46 “Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”

Drawing Near | April 1 | Bound, So I Could be Rescued from Bondage | Megan King Scripture of the Day | Mark 14:46 “The men seized Jesus and arrested him.”

Drawing Near | March 31 | Tempted, So We can be Victorious | Matt Lovell Scripture of the Day | Matthew 26:38 “Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”

Drawing Near | March 30 | Born to Die, So We Might Live | Ellie Jones Scripture of the Day | John 1:14 “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Drawing Near | March 29 | Even the Stones Cry Out | Dave Ruch Scripture of the Day | Luke 19:37-40 “When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” Some of the Phar...

Drawing Near | March 28 | Called Where You Are | Mindy Chapple Scripture of the Day | Colossians 3:17 “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”

Drawing Near | March 27 | The Widow’s Trust | Dennis Stuckwisch Scripture of the Day | Luke 21:1 - 4 “As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of he...

Drawing Near | March 26 | The Cost | Tyler Downing Scripture of the Day | 2 Samuel 24:24 “But the king replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not sacrifice to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen and paid fifty shekels of silver for them.”

Drawing Near | March 25 | Living Sacrifices | Lauren Ferguson Scripture of the Day | Romans 12:2 “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

Drawing Near | March 24 | I Have How Many Days?| Josh Lienhoop Scripture of the Day | Psalm 90:12 “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

Drawing Near | March 23 | Rest on a Monday | Robb Tarr Scripture of the Day | Psalm 62:1 “Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.”

Drawing Near | March 22 | Yes, You Should Boast | Abigail Hovis Scripture of the Day | Jeremiah 9:23-24 “This is what the Lord says: Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteous...

Drawing Near | March 21 | Silence Before God | Jenny Mohr Scripture of the Day | Habakkuk 2:20 “The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.”

Drawing Near | March 20 | Be a Vine | Dick Johnson Scripture of the Day | John 15:12-14 “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command.”

Drawing Near | March 19 | Freedom From or Freedom For? | Julia Luken Scripture of the Day | 2 Corinthians 3:17 “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”

Drawing Near | March 18 | Reflected Glory | Frank Jamerson Scripture of the Day | Exodus 34:29 “When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord.”

Drawing Near | March 17 | What is Good | Emily Maschino Scripture of the Day | Psalm 34:10 “The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.”

Drawing Near | March 16 | Worship with the Body | Liv Nichols Scripture of the Day | Romans 12:1 “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.”

Drawing Near | March 15 | Time Reveals Valued | Dustin O’Neal Scripture of the Day | Matthew 6:21 “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

Drawing Near | March 14 | Preparing Beforehand | Claire Ayres Scripture of the Day | Proverbs 16:3 “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.”

Drawing Near | March 13 | A Costly Act of Love | Jesse Smallwood Scripture of the Day | 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, a...