Monthly Archives: July 2026

Authority; July 30, 2026

Posted on July 31, 2026 by jgarrott

Matthew 8:9 “For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” … Continue reading →

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Fishing; July 29, 2026

Posted on July 30, 2026 by jgarrott

Matthew 4:19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” This is understandably one of the most famous “callings” in the Bible, but it just struck me that all four of these men were net … Continue reading →

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Prompt Obedience; July 28, 2026

Posted on July 29, 2026 by jgarrott

Matthew 2:14 So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt. Something that comes up again and again in the Biblical narrative is the matter of prompt obedience. We have a few … Continue reading →

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Salvation; July 27, 2026

Posted on July 28, 2026 by jgarrott

Joel 2:32 And everyone who calls    on the name of the Lord will be saved;for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem    there will be deliverance,    as the Lord has said,even among the survivors    whom the Lord calls. This verse is famously quoted by Peter in Acts 2:21 and Paul in Romans … Continue reading →

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Human Nature; July 26, 2026

Posted on July 27, 2026 by jgarrott

Hosea 11:2 But the more they were called,    the more they went away from me.They sacrificed to the Baals    and they burned incense to images. My first response to this is, that’s human nature for you. This seems very much like the … Continue reading →

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Faithfulness; July 25, 2026

Posted on July 26, 2026 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 35:19 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘Jehonadab son of Rekab will never fail to have a descendant to serve me.’” The Bible records many object lessons of disobedience, but this is one of faithfulness. It shows … Continue reading →

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Obeying God; July 24, 2026

Posted on July 25, 2026 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 1:7 But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.” The calling of Jeremiah was a major event in the history of … Continue reading →

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Responding to God; July 23, 2026

Posted on July 24, 2026 by jgarrott

Isaiah 65:12 “I will destine you for the sword,    and all of you will fall in the slaughter;for I called but you did not answer,    I spoke but you did not listen.You did evil in my sight    and chose what displeases me.” Here … Continue reading →

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The Church; July 22, 2026

Posted on July 23, 2026 by jgarrott

Isaiah 62:1 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,    for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet,till her vindication shines out like the dawn,    her salvation like a blazing torch. It is debatable whether this is the Lord speaking through Isaiah, or Isaiah … Continue reading →

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Commission; July 21, 2026

Posted on July 22, 2026 by jgarrott

Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,    because the Lord has anointed me    to proclaim good news to the poor.He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,    to proclaim freedom for the captives    and release from darkness for the prisoners. This is such a long, compounded description of … Continue reading →

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