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About jgarrott

Born and raised in Japan of missionary parents. Have been here as an adult missionary since 1981.

May 4, 2017

Posted on May 9, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 15:4, 11 However, there should be no poor among you, for in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless you. There will always be poor people in the … Continue reading →

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May 3, 2017

Posted on May 5, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 14:28-29 At the end of every three years, bring all the tithes of that year’s produce and store it in your towns, so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the aliens, the … Continue reading →

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May 2, 2017

Posted on May 4, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 12:28 Be careful to obey all these regulations I am giving you, so that it may always go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes … Continue reading →

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May 1, 2017

Posted on May 4, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 12:7 There, in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your families shall eat and shall rejoice in everything you have put your hand to, because the Lord your God has blessed you. We sometimes forget that … Continue reading →

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April 30, 2017

Posted on May 2, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 11:26-28 See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse— the blessing if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today; the curse if you disobey the commands of … Continue reading →

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April 29, 2017

Posted on May 1, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 11:2 Remember today that your children were not the ones who saw and experienced the discipline of the Lord your God: his majesty, his mighty hand, his outstretched arm. We tend to forget that other people haven’t experienced God … Continue reading →

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April 28, 2017

Posted on May 1, 2017 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. God’s blessings are grace, and we had better not … Continue reading →

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April 27, 2017

Posted on April 29, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 8:3 He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes … Continue reading →

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April 26, 2017

Posted on April 29, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 7:12-13 If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them, then the Lord your God will keep his covenant of love with you, as he swore to your forefathers. He will love you and bless … Continue reading →

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April 25, 2017

Posted on April 26, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 6:24 The Lord commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today. Once again we are back to God’s … Continue reading →

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