It's Not My Strength

Visitor or Dweller

Most of us treat God’s shelter like a storm cellar — a place we visit when things fall apart and leave when the pressure lifts. But the Hebrew word for “dwells” in Psalm 91:1 doesn’t describe a visit. It describes a life. In this episode, we dig into the difference between being a visitor in God’s presence and making your home there— and why that distinction changes everything about how you walk through pressure. Subscribe to receive Before theLord devotionals in your inbox: www.blakescrawford.com / Follow Before the Lordon Facebook (@BeforeTheLord) and Instagram (@beforethelorddevo)

Take Care How You Hear

Jesus says no one lights a lamp just to hide it — so why do we treat Scripture that way? In this episode, we unpack Luke 8:16–18 and the sharp connection between the Parable of the Sowerand the lamp on a stand. What you do with the light you’ve been given determines whether more is coming — or whether what you have slips away. Subscribe to receive Before the Lord devotionals in your inbox:www.blakescrawford.com / Follow Before the Lord on Facebook (@BeforeTheLord)and Instagram (@beforethelorddevo)

The Mark of a Growing Faith

Psalm 13 opens with raw despair and ends with confident praise — all in six verses. That’s not an emotional roller coaster. That’s a faith being refined. In this episode, we explore why the lows of your faith journey aren’t signs that something is broken — they’re often the very ground on which growth happens. If you’ve been in a hard season and are wondering what it means, this one’s for you. Subscribe to receive Before the Lord devotionals in your inbox:www.blakescrawford.com / Follow Before the Lord on Facebook (@BeforeTheLord)and Instagram (@beforethelorddevo)

From "If" to "Since"

Most Christians would check the “salvation by grace” box on a statement of faith — then spend the week living as if a missed quiet time put them back at square one. In this episode, we diginto Colossians 1:21–23 and the Greek word behind that unsettling “if.” What we find isn’t a warning — it’s a confidence. And the gap between knowing that theologically and living it practically is where most of us get stuck. Subscribe to receive Before the Lord devotionals in your inbox: www.blakescrawford.com / Follow Before the Lordon Facebook (@BeforeTheLord) and Instagram (@beforethelorddevo)

Broken Vessels & Bold Faith

David called himself a broken vessel — forgotten, used up, shattered. And yet in the very same Psalm, he lands on bold courage. What happened between verse 12 and verse 24? In thisepisode, we trace the turn David made from grief to God’s goodness and explore what it looks like to stop magnifying our troubles and start anchoring to the One who outweighs them all. Subscribe to receive Before the Lord devotionals in your inbox:www.blakescrawford.com / Follow Before the Lord on Facebook (@BeforeTheLord)and Instagram (@beforethelorddevo)