Monthly Archives: September 2012

September 20, 2012

Posted on September 27, 2012 by jgarrott

1 Kings 3:9 “So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?” I have often thought about how Solomon made … Continue reading →

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September 19, 2012

Posted on September 27, 2012 by jgarrott

2 Samuel 22:26-27 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. It’s no wonder we have so many conceptions … Continue reading →

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September 18, 2012

Posted on September 18, 2012 by jgarrott

1 Smuel 26:9 But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him! Who can lay a hand on the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?” This verse, and similar expression throughout this chapter as well as in chapter 24, are often quoted … Continue reading →

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September 17, 2012

Posted on September 18, 2012 by jgarrott

1 Samuel 12:20 “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “You have done all this evil; yet do not turn away from the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.” A favorite trick of the devil is, when we … Continue reading →

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September 16, 2012

Posted on September 16, 2012 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 32:3-4 I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Oh, praise the greatness of our God! He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and … Continue reading →

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September 15, 2012

Posted on September 16, 2012 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 24:18 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you from there. That is why I command you to do this. Remembering where we came from is a very important principle that is repeated … Continue reading →

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September 14, 2012

Posted on September 16, 2012 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 9:6 Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people. This verse is without question the thrust of this … Continue reading →

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September 13, 2012

Posted on September 13, 2012 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 6:20, 21, 24 In the future, when your son asks you, “What is the meaning of the stipulations, decrees and laws the LORD our God has commanded you?” tell him. The LORD commanded us to obey all these decrees … Continue reading →

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September 12, 2012

Posted on September 13, 2012 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 4:2 Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I give you. This expresses the foundation of “Old Testament righteousness,” that is, keeping … Continue reading →

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September 11, 2012

Posted on September 13, 2012 by jgarrott

Genesis 17:9 Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come.” God’s covenants with man are lopsided by the very nature of them, because God … Continue reading →

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