Daily scripture reflections
Short scripture reflections and practical discipleship notes by David Whitaker. The slow, steady work of faith and the kind of life that has to be built on purpose.
LDS Daily Path publishes short scripture reflections and practical discipleship notes. Each entry takes one passage of scripture and works out one clear, honest takeaway a reader can carry into a day of work, family life, and prayer.
I write the way I build a table: slowly, square if I can manage it, and honest about the parts that took more work than I thought they would. No hot takes. No shouting. Just one idea at a time.
— D.
Most of what I care about falls into the durable category. A table that stays square. A habit that holds in a hard season. A sentence that does not come apart when you lean on it.
A reflection on D&C 73, where the Lord instructs Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon to balance preaching with translating the Bible.
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A reflection on Romans 12, where Paul moves from theology to practice, calling believers to present their bodies as living sacrifices.
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A reflection on Mosiah 7, where Ammon discovers the lost colony of Limhi and learns how bondage follows the rejection of prophets.
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A reflection on Exodus 23 covering laws of justice, the sabbatical year, the three annual feasts, and the angel of the Lord.
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A chapter-by-chapter study of Romans 13: submitting to government, how love fulfills the law, and the meaning of the armor of light.
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A study of Mosiah 6 on King Benjamin's final days, the transfer of the kingdom to Mosiah, and the quiet power of a king who tilled the earth.
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A study of Romans 11 on the olive tree allegory, the remnant of Israel, the fulness of the Gentiles, and God's plan for salvation.
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A study of D&C 72 on the calling of Newel K. Whitney, the duties of bishops, the principle of stewardship, and the certificate system for gathering to Zion.
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A study of Romans 10 on faith, righteousness, and the universal promise that whosoever calls on the Lord shall be saved.
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A study of Exodus 22's case laws on restitution, protecting the vulnerable, and what they mean for modern Christian life.
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