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August 17, 2015

Posted on August 18, 2015 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. This letter from Jeremiah to the exiles in Babylon is significant for a number … Continue reading →

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August 16, 2015

Posted on August 18, 2015 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 23:16 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you; they fill you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord. … Continue reading →

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August 15, 2015

Posted on August 16, 2015 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 17:5, 7 This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the Lord. “But blessed is the man who trusts in … Continue reading →

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August 14, 2015

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Jeremiah 14:14 Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatries and the delusions … Continue reading →

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August 13, 2015

Posted on August 15, 2015 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 14:7 Although our sins testify against us, O Lord, do something for the sake of your name. For our backsliding is great; we have sinned against you. Reading this passage about a drought in Judah beings to mind the … Continue reading →

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August 12, 2015

Posted on August 13, 2015 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 13:23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil. This verse is widely famous, referencing our inability to change intrinsic things. Interestingly, homosexuals claim that … Continue reading →

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August 11, 2015

Posted on August 13, 2015 by jgarrott

Isaiah 51:7-8 “Hear me, you who know what is right, you people who have my law in your hearts: Do not fear the reproach of men or be terrified by their insults. For the moth will eat them up like … Continue reading →

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August 10, 2015

Posted on August 11, 2015 by jgarrott

Isaiah 49:22 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “See, I will beckon to the Gentiles, I will lift up my banner to the peoples; they will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.” … Continue reading →

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August 9, 2015

Posted on August 10, 2015 by jgarrott

Isaiah 42:4 “He will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his law the islands will put their hope.” These nine verses are very clearly and explicitly Messianic, but every time I run into a … Continue reading →

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August 8, 2015

Posted on August 10, 2015 by jgarrott

Isaiah 40:25 “To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One. Even before getting out of bed this morning I was thinking about the “irreducible complexity” argument for the existence of God. The odds … Continue reading →

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