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About jgarrott

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

November 11, 2013

Posted on November 15, 2013 by jgarrott

Joel 2:23-24 Be glad, O people of Zion, rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains in righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. The threshing floors will … Continue reading →

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November 10, 2013

Posted on November 14, 2013 by jgarrott

Hosea 12:6 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always. Again and again throughout the Bible God promises blessings of all sorts, and then makes it clear that those are contingent … Continue reading →

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November 9, 2013

Posted on November 14, 2013 by jgarrott

Daniel 9:18-19 “Give ear, O God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy. O … Continue reading →

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November 8, 2013

Posted on November 14, 2013 by jgarrott

Ezekiel 39:29 “I will no longer hide my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Sovereign LORD.” God indeed did not hide His face from Israel after the return from … Continue reading →

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November 7, 2013

Posted on November 14, 2013 by jgarrott

Ezekiel 39:7 “`I will make known my holy name among my people Israel. I will no longer let my holy name be profaned, and the nations will know that I the LORD am the Holy One in Israel.’” We often … Continue reading →

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November 6, 2013

Posted on November 11, 2013 by jgarrott

Ezekiel 36:26-27 “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you … Continue reading →

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November 5, 2013

Posted on November 11, 2013 by jgarrott

Ezekiel 20:32 “`You say, “We want to be like the nations, like the peoples of the world, who serve wood and stone.” But what you have in mind will never happen.’” It is amazing that God’s people could want to … Continue reading →

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November 4, 2013

Posted on November 11, 2013 by jgarrott

Lamentations 3:39-40 Why should any living man complain when punished for his sins? Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD. What an enormously logical statement! Sadly, few of us respond this way … Continue reading →

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November 3, 2013

Posted on November 11, 2013 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 51:5 For Israel and Judah have not been forsaken by their God, the LORD Almighty, though their land is full of guilt before the Holy One of Israel. I can only pray that this verse will prove to be … Continue reading →

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November 2, 2013

Posted on November 11, 2013 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 33:3 “`Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’” I have heard this verse quoted numbers of times, mostly by people who had little idea what they were … Continue reading →

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