Category Archives: encouragement

Pleasing God; December 5, 2021

Posted on December 8, 2021 by jgarrott

Psalm 69:30-31 I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. This will please the Lord more than an ox, more than a bull with its horns and hoofs. I think the secret to David’s relationship with … Continue reading →

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Fear; December 4, 2021

Posted on December 6, 2021 by jgarrott

Psalms 56:3-4 When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me? One thing that makes David’s Psalms so … Continue reading →

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Giving to God; December 3, 2021

Posted on December 6, 2021 by jgarrott

Psalm 50:14-15 “Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High, and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.” For several verses before this, God is pointing … Continue reading →

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Depression; December 2, 2021

Posted on December 5, 2021 by jgarrott

Psalm 42:8 By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me– a prayer to the God of my life. Depression is a strange thing. Its origins can be complex, involving both physical factors and circumstantial … Continue reading →

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Political Persecution; December 1, 2021

Posted on December 5, 2021 by jgarrott

Psalm 35:18 I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among throngs of people I will praise you. This Psalm seems very contemporary, because it describes political persecution. The fact that David endured so much of it shows that … Continue reading →

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Sorrow to Joy; November 30, 2021

Posted on December 3, 2021 by jgarrott

Psalm 30:4-5 Sing to the Lord, you saints of his; praise his holy name. For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. This … Continue reading →

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Hearing from God; November 29, 2021

Posted on December 2, 2021 by jgarrott

Psalm 28:6 Praise be to the Lord, for he has heard my cry for mercy. It’s interesting to be struck by a verse that I had not underlined before! What strikes me is the shift, from pleading to be heard … Continue reading →

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Justice; November 28, 2021

Posted on December 2, 2021 by jgarrott

Psalm 7:9 O righteous God, who searches minds and hearts, bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure. This is a prayer a lot of people pray these days, I think. The whole Psalm … Continue reading →

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A Man of God; November 27, 2021

Posted on November 29, 2021 by jgarrott

Nehemiah 12:24 And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their associates, who stood opposite them to give praise and thanksgiving, one section responding to the other, as prescribed by David the man of … Continue reading →

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Faithfulness; November 26, 2021

Posted on November 28, 2021 by jgarrott

Ezra 3:11 With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord:“He is good; his love to Israel endures forever.”And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord … Continue reading →

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