Stewardship of the Word of God; April 10, 2019

Posted on April 12, 2019 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 4:1-2 So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.

Verse two is quoted fairly often in various contexts, and not without reason, because it expresses an important principle. However, the Japanese starts the verse with, “In this case,” specifically referring to verse one. It’s not that those entrusted with other things don’t need to be faithful, but rather that the burden is especially heavy when we are dealing with “the secret things of God.” (The Japanese term translates literally as “underlying righteousness.”) Paul indeed had every reason to speak of himself that way, because he wrote half the New Testament, but when you think about it, today we have those “secret things of God” in written form, so we are all entrusted with them. We take the Bible so lightly! The devil doesn’t, which is why he does everything he can to keep it out of the public sphere, getting it out of most schools and even forbidding displays of the Ten Commandments. The devil is against anything that could be called righteousness! That’s why believers need to wake up and take their stewardship of the Word of God seriously, living it out in their daily lives and teaching it to their children and anyone else who will receive it. As Paul goes on to discuss right after this, we will all be judged by God for how good a job we did with that very task. We aren’t to go around pointing fingers at others, but seek to get the best grade possible on our own final exam! However, we won’t get a very good grade unless we understand what a marvelous thing we have been entrusted with, and act accordingly.

As I am frequently reminded, I had the enormous privilege of growing up in a home that indeed valued the Bible for what it is. My parents each had their own private devotions each day, and they sought to teach the Bible to us their children. As missionaries, they sought to communicate the truths of God to all with whom they interacted, and I grew up watching their example. They were certainly not perfect, but their focus was on being faithful to their Lord. I can certainly do no better than that. As a pastor, I have the regular privilege of sharing formally the truths that God has spoken to me, but I think the opportunities He gives me in informal settings may actually be more important, because those aren’t people who would come to a church service. I am to remember that God has indeed placed His truth in me, and He certainly didn’t do it to puff me up. I am to be an open conduit for living water, for the Bread of Life, so that as many as will may receive God’s truth and be set free. (John 8:32)

Father, thank You for this reminder. Thank You for the opportunity You gave us last night to speak your truth to someone who really needed it, because he’s been bombarded with the lies of the devil. I pray that he would indeed receive what he heard last night and walk out of the trap that had ensnared him, into the fullness of all that You have planned for him, (John 10:10) for Your glory. Thank You. Hallelujah!

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Rewards; April 9, 2019

Posted on April 12, 2019 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 3:14-15 If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.

These verses are not underlined in my Bible, because I don’t think I really wanted to confront this truth in relation to myself. Paul is in no way straying into some sort of “salvation by works” heresy, but he is saying that what we do matters. Just before this he says, “Each will be rewarded for his own labor.” (verse 8) Hebrews is no less clear: “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.” (Hebrews 10:35-36) God will never “stiff” us, but He does expect our best. Far too many people just do enough to get by, both in their employment and in terms of their faith. What they don’t realize is that they are short-changing themselves in the process. We should always do our best quality work in every situation, because God is our ultimate “employer,” and He can’t be fooled. Jesus spoke of love in terms of obedience, (John 14:15, etc.) but I think doing our best is involved as well. Grudging obedience could hardly be called love! We may not love our employer, but Paul, speaking to slaves even, said “Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.” (Ephesians 6:7-8)

This issue is personal to me because at this point in my life I am increasingly concerned with legacy. For the most part I have sought to do my best for the Lord, but I really find myself wondering how much will remain when I am gone. I am in no way concerned for my own salvation, but I am concerned for the salvation of those to whom I have ministered. As far as this church is concerned, the building and land are of no consequence spiritually speaking, but I would like to leave a thriving congregation that is pleasing to God, and at this point that seems questionable. It all belongs to God, and I will answer to Him for my stewardship of it. That said, I know that I desire to do exactly what God wants, so I need to remember the passage from Hebrews that I already quoted, and rest, relax, and rejoice in my Lord.

Father, thank You for this reminder. My physical eyes don’t see much legacy for me to be leaving, but You see what is really going on spiritually speaking, and that is what matters. Help me remember Galatians 6:9. “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Thank You. Praise God!

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Speaking Truth; April 8, 2019

Posted on April 10, 2019 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 2:14 The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

This verse answers many mysteries in life. There are times when people can seem incredibly obtuse, not understanding a thing you say to them. That may be because you are speaking according to the Spirit, and they don’t have the Spirit to enable them to hear what is being said. The problem with this, however, is that sometimes we retreat into this explanation, when actually we were the one not making any sense. That’s why humility is always called for. As Paul said, “For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.” (1 Corinthians 13:9-10) Pride certainly hinders the flow of the Spirit, in understanding and everything else. Jesus said in the Upper Room, “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.” (John 16:12-13) One of the many important jobs of the Spirit is indeed to guide us into God’s truth, because our human minds can’t get there on our own. Accordingly, if you want understanding, seek to be filled with the Spirit! The way to do that is to recognize who God is and who we are. As it says in Proverbs, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” (Proverbs 9:10) If we come to God in humility and gratitude, He will meet us where we are and take us to where we need to be.

I am a past master at “talking till I’m blue in the face.” I am a man of words, and I tend to feel that my words should be sufficient to get the point across. However, by themselves they seldom are. I am not to be puffed up, but always speak God’s truth in love. (Ephesians 4:15, 1 Corinthians 8:1) I am to recognize that I don’t always get it right, and that if it’s no more than my idea, it’s wrong to begin with. I am not to attack or accuse those who just don’t seem to get it, but rather pray that we all open our hearts to God’s grace and mercy. In my case, sometimes things seem to get lost between English and Japanese. Sometimes when I’m speaking one language I appear to be thinking in the other one! I am to seek the unity of the Spirit at all times, which of course means seeking that we all be filled with the same Holy Spirit of God.

Father, this is a major issue. I talk out of my own head far too much, and people are confused and/or hurt as a result. Forgive me, and help them forgive me. May I say only what You are saying, in Your love, so that the results may be what You desire, for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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Christ is All; April 7, 2019

Posted on April 10, 2019 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 1:30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.

It all boils down to Christ being everything. That should be no surprise, but we are forever wanting to add stuff, to make it “Jesus and….” This is no new revelation. Even David realized that his relationship with his Creator was better, that is, more important, than physical life itself. (Psalm 63:3) We so desperately want to be able to take pride in something, to feel like we’ve had a hand in our own salvation, but it’s all by the grace of God in Christ Jesus. The more we realize that, really lay hold of it, the more our anxieties and frustrations fade away. When we’ve got Jesus we don’t really need anything else. The world and our flesh always want more: more money, more time, more pleasure, more honor, what have you. When we really grasp that Christ is everything, we just want more of Him! I am reminded of a little chorus that came out almost 50 years ago. “I want more of Jesus, more and more and more. I want more of Jesus than I ever had before. I want more of His great love, so rich and full and free. I want more of Jesus, and He wants more of me.” After my father’s death, his missionary prayer partner shared with me that he had liked that song very much, but he changed the last line a little bit: “I want more of Jesus, so I’ll give Him more of me.” It is when we realize that Christ is everything that we release everything about ourselves and our circumstances to Him, for Him to do with as pleases Him. We do have the assurance that His plans for us are good, (Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 8:28) but we are very prone to trying to specify what that’s going to look like. We aren’t smart enough to know that! Our focus is to be on loving Him, and the obedience that comes from that.

This is very relevant to me. I have had my struggles with pride, and really understanding that He’s smart and I’m not, but this is something I’ve got to keep in focus every moment of my life. There are things that I want for myself, and things I want for those around me. I want freedom from pain and frustration for my wife, but I very selfishly want that to be in this life, so that she can continue to be with me. I want others to let go of the lies of the devil and receive the abundance that God has for them, but I can’t make them do so. I want a successor and a legacy for me, but that too is in God’s hands. All of that comes back to laying hold of Christ and letting Him be Lord in every detail. Today I’m speaking on the worship of giving our bodies to Christ, from Romans 12:1. That is inseparable from this, because when I really know that Christ is my everything, I will indeed give Him my everything.

Father, I feel like on some level I already know this well, yet on another level I don’t know it at all. Help me keep growing, opening myself up more and more to You, so that everything that disagrees with You may be washed out and I be fully available and useful to You, for Your glory. Thank You. Hallelujah!

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Fellowship with God; April 6, 2019

Posted on April 9, 2019 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 1:9 God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.

For once I really like the NIV turn of phrase. It’s not a difference in translation, but the sentence structure puts the emphasis on the faithfulness of God, and that’s a very good thing. The rest of the verse is also very important. We tend to think of a “calling” as an occupation, particularly in the area of “full-time Christian service.” However, our fundamental calling is into fellowship with Christ, and that applies to every believer. You don’t have to go to seminary to answer that call, either! John and Charles Wesley’s mother had so many children that in order to have time with the Lord she would flip her apron over her head, almost like a tent, and her children knew she wasn’t to be bothered at that time. We too have myriad distractions, so we need to ask the Holy Spirit for wisdom in how to maintain fellowship. The Toronto Revival had as a feature “soaking” in God’s presence, and that is very much an expression of fellowship with Him. I recently read Preparing for the Glory, by John and Carol Arnott, who shepherded that move of God. Rather than simply recounting what happened, they touch on the specific principles they learned through it, and what they portend for the Church going forward. They point out that when we are in love, we want more than anything to spend time with our beloved, and “soaking” is a way to be mindful about doing that. After all, when God has called us into fellowship with His Son, as this verse says, we had better make that a priority. Anything works better when used as designed, and we were designed for fellowship with our Creator!

This is something I have learned in many ways over the years, both from times of fellowship and from times when I had very little fellowship with God. Many years ago I highlighted something David said. “My heart says of you, ‘Seek his face!’ Your face, Lord, I will seek.” (Psalm 27:8) That agrees completely with another famous line from the Psalms: “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.” (Psalm 42:1) People have sought fellowship with God since the Garden of Eden, because that’s how He made us! However, I have also learned the reality of what we do that breaks that fellowship. Of course unrepented sin does it, but Paul speaks of “quenching” (1 Thessalonians 5:19) and “grieving” the Holy Spirit. (Ephesians 4:30) Sin is involved there, but sometimes it is as seemingly benign as shifting priorities. I’ve got to make and keep fellowship with my Lord my first priority! I couldn’t begin to count all the different ways the devil tries to interfere with that, and I shouldn’t try. Rather, I need to focus on my Lord, who calls me into fellowship with Himself. (Matthew 6:33)

Father, thank You for this reminder. It’s definitely something I need to share from the pulpit! Help me keep it in focus to practice it consistently, so that I may avoid the traps of the enemy and walk in all that You intend for me, for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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Good and Evil; April 5, 2019

Posted on April 8, 2019 by jgarrott

Romans 16:19 Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I am full of joy over you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.

Paul mentions more people by name in this chapter than he does in any of his other letters, and I wonder if perhaps Tertius, who acted as his secretary for this letter, or perhaps some of the other people who were with him at the time (verses 21-23) didn’t keep suggesting other people Paul might want to greet by name. Be that as it may, the point here is that he felt good about these people, but he wanted them to stay on the right track. Curiosity, the desire to know, is a great blessing, but misdirected it can get us into a lot of trouble. That’s where the expression, curiosity killed the cat, came from. The devil loves to tempt us with “dark knowledge,” and people from Solomon in Ecclesiastes to Darth Vader in Star Wars have been caught in that trap. Actually, that was part of the original trap that caught Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. (Genesis 3:5) That’s what Paul is talking about here. Jesus put it like this: “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.” (Matthew 10:16) We all know some things we would just as soon not know, but the issue isn’t actually the knowledge, but rather what we do with it. We are not to be willfully ignorant, (2 Corinthians 2:11) but our focus is to be on Christ and obedience to Him. (Hebrews 12:2)

I have sometimes intense curiosity, and it has indeed gotten me into trouble at times. I like to know, to pile up knowledge, but I haven’t been the best steward of that pile. I am easily snared by the Internet, constantly learning things that may be interesting but are of dubious utility. I need to get it through my head that not only can I not know everything, I don’t need to know everything! My focus is to be on the kingdom of God and His righteousness, (Matthew 6:33) and not on all the trivia of this world. I already know more than I want to about how twisted and debased people can be – including me – and I need to know more and more about how God can save and redeem anyone by His grace and power.

Father, I am reminded of what a clinical psychologist once told me: “Psychology can diagnose, but it can’t heal.” That psychologist himself got snared in the devil’s trap! Help me focus on You who are the Healer as I deal with myself and all the people around me. Help me walk in the assurance that indeed, nothing is too difficult for You, (Jeremiah 32:27) and allow You to use me according to Your wisdom and power, and not try to do things on my own. May Your good be manifested and evil defeated, for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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The God of Hope; April 4, 2019

Posted on April 7, 2019 by jgarrott

Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

There are many benedictions recorded in the Bible, but this is one of the sweetest. Since few of us read the Bible in the original languages, it is often very helpful and enlightening to compare different translations. The Japanese here says, “May the God of hope fill you with all the joy and peace that come from faith.” Faith is not just accepting a set of statements as fact, it is active trust, as the NIV says. However, the choice to trust God indeed brings joy and peace, which are things every human being desires. This is the only place in the Bible where God is called “the God of hope,” but it is certainly not a mistaken title. A lack of hope is quite literally fatal, as many medical professionals will testify. Faith and hope are the “active ingredients” in placebos, pills taken with no chemical reason for them to affect the problem at hand, but which are sometimes surprising effective. On the other hand, the mirror of that is the much less well known nocebo effect, where negative expectations are self-fulfilling, just as positive expectations are for placebos. That’s one reason laughter is such a good medicine: it relaxes us to enable us to hope. It has been shown in many studies that patients with active faith have better outcomes in almost every case than those who lack faith, but this isn’t at all limited to medical issues. When we understand that God is love, that gives us hope that His plans for us are indeed good, (Jeremiah 29:11) which in turn enables us to trust Him when things look dark. The Holy Spirit is the active force behind all of this, just as Paul says here.

Naturally, I need to remember this as much as anyone does. I am very aware that we have an enemy who does his utmost to destroy hope, and in submission to God I need to resist him. (James 4:7) I am to remember that my reward is in heaven, (Matthew 5:12, etc.) and trust God regardless of how things look to my natural eyes. I am to be a carrier of faith and hope to those around me, which will in turn make me an instrument of joy and peace, just as this verse says. We are working on a CD entitled Living Hope, aimed at helping those who are feeling suicidal. The devil hates this project, which is why he is seeking to destroy our hope that it will ever be completed. I am to recognize his schemes and stand firm against them, knowing that this project has been planned by God and will indeed be a powerful tool of His grace and love to many. My trust is to be in God and not in any human agent, and certainly not in myself.

Father, thank You for this very timely reminder. We were praying about this in prayer meeting just last night! I do ask for clear guidance and wisdom for Cathy and me, and all the others involved, so that the completed product may be exactly as You desire and intend, coming out on Your schedule, for the salvation of many and for Your glory. Thank You. Hallelujah!

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Christ-Centered; April 3, 2019

Posted on April 7, 2019 by jgarrott

Romans 14:7-8 For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

Thinking about it, it’s interesting how often I have reason to tell people that being self-centered/selfish never leads to happiness. We all are born with the tendency to be that way, but emotional and spiritual growth is all about overcoming that and relating rightly to the wider world around us, and most especially, to God. Sadly enough, many people go through life with a mirror a few inches in front of their face, emotionally speaking. All of life is one extended “selfie!” Perhaps cell phones have done us a favor by putting a name and an action to that attitude, but that doesn’t make it any more mature. It is when we grasp, on multiple levels, the truth of what Paul says here that we are able to interact with the world as God intends. One of the blessings God gives us in marriage is teaching us this very truth. The more we focus on getting what we want out of marriage the more it seems to escape us. The more we focus on blessing our partner, the more peace and satisfaction we receive. There are of course some caveats to that: God doesn’t intend for us to be doormats. However, far more marriages are destroyed by one or both partners being self-centered than by any other cause. That said, not everyone is married, but everyone has the opportunity to live for Christ, and that is what Paul is talking about here. It is only when we truly live for Him that we grasp that He lived and died for us, and that awareness is the most glorious thing possible.

As often as I caution other people on this issue, my own tendency to be self-centered is very stubborn. It is a sign of God’s mercy that at least I’m aware of it! I too have the tendency to think that I’m right, period. I too have the tendency to feel that my goals are more noble, more worth striving for, than those of someone else. I too need to be reminded constantly that I am righteous, wise, and good only to the degree that I abide in Christ, and I can’t do that in my own strength. By God’s grace, however it is possible, because as Paul said, “I can do everything through him who gives me strength.” (Philippians 4:13) I desire, for myself and for those to whom I minister, liberty from the traps of the devil, and that will come as we focus on Christ and not ourselves. (Hebrews 12:2)

Father, thank You for this reminder. Thank You for using me yesterday to minister to someone who is caught in the devil’s mirrored trap. I pray that they would have the courage to lift their eyes off of themselves and see Jesus, who gave Himself totally for them. I pray that their current circumstances would be a powerful lesson going forward to help them overcome the lies of the devil, not only for themselves but also for those to whom they minister, for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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Genuine Worship; April 2, 2019

Posted on April 6, 2019 by jgarrott

Romans 12:1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.

Romans 12 is a very familiar, dearly loved chapter for a number of reasons. Verses 6~8 form the foundation of the Motivational Gifts teaching of Don and Katie Fortune and others, and actually, every word of the chapter is underlined in my Bible. However, this verse expresses the bedrock of Christian living for every believer. We are prone to compartmentalize our lives, being one way at church, another way at work, and yet another way at home, but this verse destroys all such distinctions. If our bodies belong to God, then what we do with them is His business, 24/7/365. The kicker is that Paul says this is our spiritual/reasonable act of worship. Again, we tend to compartmentalize, and think of worship as something very different from, say, playing sports with friends. Paul begs to differ. Whether you prefer the “spiritual” translation or the “reasonable” translation, the point is that we can’t separate our bodies from genuine worship. Any attempt to do so is hypocrisy, but then, we’re quite good at that. We tend to think of faith and religion in extremely theoretical terms, but the Bible is the exact opposite of that. God is indeed transcendent, but the physical universe is His creation, and, as created beings ourselves, we cannot separate them. Our worship of our Creator cannot be separated from what we do with His creation, that is, our own selves, physical and otherwise. The discussions of conformity to the world, conceit, gifting, and love that follow in this chapter all depend on this fundamental posture of giving ourselves to God.

This of course applies to me, as it does to every human being. In a sense it encapsulates the entire Bible, because it summarizes how we are to relate to our Creator. I have quite a history of taking the gifts God has given me and doing what I wanted with them, rather than offering them to God in genuine worship. That’s hardly something to be proud of! I’m very grateful that God hasn’t abandoned me along the way, even though I probably would have done so had I been in His place. In His great mercy He has grown and taught me, just as this verse refers to, and I do better than I used to. However, I am very aware that I still have plenty of room to grow. I genuinely desire to worship Him in spirit and in truth, (John 4:24) and by His grace I am learning to do that. Perhaps the thing I am most looking forward to in heaven is the removal of all hindrances to worship, because that is the ultimate blessing and joy. In the meantime, I am to grow in every moment of my life being an expression of worship, because I belong to Him.

Father, thank You for this reminder. Thank You indeed for Your patience with me, for continuing to draw me closer to Yourself. Keep opening my eyes and ears to You more and more, so that I may accurately reflect and transmit You to those around me, for their salvation and Your glory. Thank You. Hallelujah!

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Freedom from Sin; April 1, 2019

Posted on April 6, 2019 by jgarrott

Romans 6:11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

I have no idea how Romans 6 got so out of sequence in the readings, but perhaps God allowed it to focus special attention on it. The last verse in the chapter is justly famous, and is used as part of the “Roman Road” technique of evangelism, but the chapter as a whole is ignored by a huge percentage of Christians today. The devil would like to blot it out of the Bible! The last thing the devil wants is for us to be free from sin, and that is the whole focus of the chapter. Today we set aside whole categories of sin as “non-sinful,” saying we’re “born that way.” Yes, we’re born rebellious, but God has an answer: death. The heart of the Gospel is that Jesus took that death on Himself so that we could live in Him. It is vitally important, which is why the devil tries so hard to twist it, mask it, or do anything at all to keep us from living in it. It has been said that our salvation has three tenses, past, present, and future. Those who believe in Jesus and make Him their Lord have been saved from the penalty for their sin (past), they are being saved from the power of sin (present), and they will be saved from the presence of sin (future). Because we are material beings we are in the flow of time, but we are also spiritual, which is outside of time. The key to victory in the flow of time is to live in the Spirit, as Paul discusses in Romans 8:1-17. All of that brings us back to this verse. When sin raises its head, we need to say, “I’m dead to that,” and just walk away. We aren’t very good at that. However, tripping up, even falling flat on your face, doesn’t mean you’ve lost your salvation. We’ve got to remember 1 John 1:9. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” When we sin, we not only need to repent, we need to recognize that we have acted unnaturally, and seek to walk in our new nature in Christ.

As I was writing that an interesting analogy came to mind. Horror movies love the theme of zombies, and “zombie apocalypse” is a popular topic in some circles. I am dead to sin, but “Zombie Jack” makes trouble now and then. I am to pay him no mind, but remember that zombies are first of all unnatural, and second, they move slowly and tend to fall apart! Of course, that doesn’t mean that I am to take sin lightly, and am certainly never to excuse it. It seems I am forever teaching on the difference between forgiveness and permission. Sin is never OK, but God’s got it covered by the blood of Jesus. I know from my own experience that when I really get it through my head and heart that I am truly forgiven for and cleansed from something, that sin loses its power over me. That’s what it is to count myself dead to sin and alive to God in Christ, and I have the privilege of sharing that truth with others.

Father, thank You for this powerful reminder. I pray that I would indeed be effective in sharing this truth with others, so that the works of the devil may be destroyed (1 John 3:8, 2 Corinthians 10:4) and people be set free to walk in all that You have provided for us in Christ, for Your glory. Thank You. Hallelujah!

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