Category Archives: encouragement

God’s Time; February 19, 2021

Posted on February 21, 2021 by jgarrott

Ezekiel 37:24 “‘My servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd. They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees.’” From the time of Nehemiah on, distinctions between Northern and Southern … Continue reading →

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Obedience to God; February 18, 2021

Posted on February 20, 2021 by jgarrott

Ezekiel 37:3, 7 He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said, “O Sovereign Lord, you alone know.”So I prophesied as I was commanded. This particular scene is one of the most dramatic and one of the … Continue reading →

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Blessings; February 17, 2021

Posted on February 19, 2021 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 31:14 “I will satisfy the priests with abundance, and my people will be filled with my bounty,” declares the Lord. Jeremiah is known as “the weeping prophet” because of various prophecies of woe as well as the whole book … Continue reading →

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Seeking God; February 16, 2021

Posted on February 19, 2021 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 29:13-14 “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord Some people seem to seek God halfheartedly, and that really doesn’t cut it. God … Continue reading →

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Consequences; February 15, 2021

Posted on February 18, 2021 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 5:24-25 “They do not say to themselves, ‘Let us fear the Lord our God, who gives autumn and spring rains in season, who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.’ Your wrongdoings have kept these away; your sins … Continue reading →

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Missions; February 14, 2021

Posted on February 18, 2021 by jgarrott

Isaiah 66:19 “I will set a sign among them, and I will send some of those who survive to the nations–to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to the distant islands that … Continue reading →

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Watchmen; February 13, 2021

Posted on February 17, 2021 by jgarrott

Isaiah 62:6-7 “I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes … Continue reading →

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God’s Acceptance; February 12, 2021

Posted on February 15, 2021 by jgarrott

Isaiah 56:8 The Sovereign Lord declares– he who gathers the exiles of Israel: “I will gather still others to them besides those already gathered.” I have long loved the verses ahead of this, talking about the inclusion of foreigners into … Continue reading →

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Growth; February 11, 2021

Posted on February 15, 2021 by jgarrott

Isaiah 49:20 “The children born during your bereavement will yet say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; give us more space to live in.’” For once I prefer the NIV here to the Japanese. The Japanese … Continue reading →

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Outcome; February 10, 2021

Posted on February 14, 2021 by jgarrott

Isaiah 49:4 But I said, “I have labored to no purpose; I have spent my strength in vain and for nothing. Yet what is due me is in the Lord’s hand, and my reward is with my God.” Various passages … Continue reading →

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