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About jgarrott

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

October 30, 2015

Posted on November 1, 2015 by jgarrott

Numbers 14:8-9 “If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us. Only do not rebel against the Lord.” Joshua and Caleb really … Continue reading →

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October 29, 2015

Posted on November 1, 2015 by jgarrott

Leviticus 26:3, 6 “‘If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will grant peace in the land, and you will lie down and no-one will make you afraid.’” The whole section of wonderful promises, from … Continue reading →

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October 28, 2015

Posted on November 1, 2015 by jgarrott

Exodus 20:20 Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.” God does everything for a reason. The thunder … Continue reading →

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October 27, 2015

Posted on October 28, 2015 by jgarrott

Exodus 14:15 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.” It strikes me just now that even though Moses had just delivered one of the most magnificent statements in … Continue reading →

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October 26, 2015

Posted on October 28, 2015 by jgarrott

Genesis 46:3 “I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.” New places and new experiences can be scary. Here … Continue reading →

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October 25, 2015

Posted on October 26, 2015 by jgarrott

Genesis 26:14-15 He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him. So all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the time of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up, filling them with … Continue reading →

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October 24, 2015

Posted on October 25, 2015 by jgarrott

Genesis 22:18 “Through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.” I feel like this is a continuation of what the Lord was saying yesterday. We never know the consequences of our obedience to … Continue reading →

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October 23, 2015

Posted on October 24, 2015 by jgarrott

Genesis 21:12 But God said to him, “Do not be so distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” This is actually a very … Continue reading →

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October 22, 2015

Posted on October 24, 2015 by jgarrott

Genesis 15:7 He also said to him, “I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it.” This is one of the foundational incidents of the entire … Continue reading →

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October 21, 2015

Posted on October 22, 2015 by jgarrott

1 John 3:3 Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure. Many places in the Japanese Bible, where the English says “holy,” the Japanese uses the character for holy but gives a reading for … Continue reading →

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