God’s Omniscience; November 5, 2017

Posted on November 8, 2017 by jgarrott

Psalm 71:15-16 My mouth will tell of your righteousness,
of your salvation all day long,
though I know not its measure.
I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign Lord;
I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.

It is fascinating to run into a passage that encapsulates much of this morning’s message, right now before I’ve even stood in the pulpit, but very like my God to show it to me in this way. He knew what was going to happen when, back when He was guiding me in creating the list of Scripture readings, and even when He showed me what topic to use for the Scripture lists, moths ago. Actually, the Bible makes it clear that He knew this at the point He created the universe, and that is beyond incredible to the human mind. We have such a small conception of God! He arranged that the replacement part for the attic stairs arrived the day after the old part completely failed, on a day that I had enough time to install it, when I didn’t have that time the day of the failure. I am reminded of Nathanael, who was convinced Jesus was the Messiah because He told him He had seen him under the fig tree before Philip called him. (John 1:43-51) We don’t trust God because we don’t believe either that He really knows our circumstances or that He really cares and wants the best for us. If we are fully assured of those two things, then anxiety would be an impossibility, replaced by an anticipation of what God is going to do next.

I’m coming through some pretty intense training in this very issue. The past three days have required doing a great deal of work in limited time with limited help, but we have gotten through and are getting through it all. The rushed schedule will continue for about 48 more hours, but God is assuring me that He knows every detail, and He’s got it all in control. Actually, this cycle of training started just about a year ago. At times I have indeed been the “faith engine” for the church that God told me to be, but at times I have fallen well short of that mark. Yesterday morning God blew me out of the water through a dear sister who came to our early morning prayer meeting (and who has also be invaluable and untiring in helping out over the past 48 hours). She said that God had given her the assurance that, quite apart from the elder-care facility we are planning to build, God was going to grow this church greatly in numbers. Considering that our attendance has been under 10 for the past several months, that made me break down in tears. God is showing us things to do, and we need people to do them. Right now He’s assuring me that He knows that far better than I do, and He’s got it all in control. We have lots of challenges ahead of us, but His knowledge, His love, and His control are and will be operative through all of it, so as He told me years ago now, I am to rest, relax, and rejoice, however busy my body might be.

Father, thank You for this very needed Word! Thank You that You will enable us to be ready for the service by the time it starts, and that the rest of the day will also be a blessing. Help me trust You enough to enjoy the process and give You the praise and glory You deserve. Thank You. Praise God!

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Salvation; November 4, 2017

Posted on November 7, 2017 by jgarrott

Psalm 68:20 Our God is a God who saves;
from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.

There is a very small difference in nuance in the Japanese translation of this verse: “God is to us the God of salvation.” To me, that says that God is God whether we acknowledge Him or not, while the English is being possessive of Him. In any case, David is stating the truth that is proclaimed by the great multitude in heaven: “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” (Revelation 7:10) Peter expressed it slightly differently before the Sanhedrin: “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12) David didn’t know about the promise of eternal life in Christ Jesus, but God had revealed it to his heart in some way, as Psalm 23 and many other of his Psalms indicate. The particular “escape from death” in this verse was likely just referring to physical death at the time, but God intended it for the eternal perspective. People seek salvation in various ways, but it stands to reason that only our Creator can actually provide it. Buddhism, being atheistic at its foundation, avoids the subject entirely, and speaks of “nothingness” as the ultimate good. I’ve talked to three different Buddhist priests of different denominations at different times in different places, and all three acknowledged without hesitation that there is no salvation in Buddhism. My question then is, “Then why are you a Buddhist priest?” None of them answered. Peter’s declaration is true, from now through eternity, which is why there is such antipathy to the name of Jesus among those who are yielded to the devil. I just read of an American TV program that is now censoring all references to Jesus. How pathetic! Hatred of Jesus is essentially self-hatred, because it is an utter rejection of salvation.

My life is dedicated to sharing the good news of salvation with others, which is quite challenging in a country that is so infused with the lies of Buddhism and Shinto. I am never to give up, but keep speaking the truth in love. There is great fear of, even obsession with, death in Japan. That’s hardly surprising, when 99% of the population has no hope of eternal life. I am to speak to that fear, using the hope that I have to draw them to repentance and faith. John 3:16 is true in every culture and in every age. I am to let the Holy Spirit use my words and life to get that truth across to as many people as will receive it, for their salvation and the glory of God.

Father, thank You for this reminder. Thank You for all the many ways You save us, and not just from eternal death. Thank You for enabling us to be ready for the bazaar yesterday, and for each person who came. Thank You especially that one of my nursing school students came and brought her sister. I pray that many more would come today and discover that this church isn’t such a scary place, to have courage to come again for other events that are more actively evangelistic. Thank You for all the church members who are participating. May all that we do bring Your kingdom into the hearts and lives of those around us, for Your glory. Thank You. Hallelujah!

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Daily; November 3, 2017

Posted on November 7, 2017 by jgarrott

Psalm 68:19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,
who daily bears our burdens.

The “daily” here immediately calls to mind what Jesus said: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” (Luke 9:23) We tend to remember the big events in our lives, but they are lived out daily, one minute at a time. We have songs commemorating this reality, like, One Day at a Time, but sometimes we forget it in practical terms, and panic ensues. If we fail to remember that following God is a daily matter, we lay ourselves open to all sorts of traps of the devil. If we fail to remember that God is there for us every day, we are anxious and wear ourselves out with striving. In 2005 God gave Cathy a song that speaks to this:

Step by step, God is leading us into this land.
We His children are following His mighty plan.
We will go where He leads us, we will take our stand.
We will fight for His Kingdom, we will win Japan!
So arise, arise mighty army of God,
Stand together and proclaim His Word.
Put on His armor like Ephesians says,
And we’ll march out to victory.
God will give you every place where you set your foot.
God will be with you and never forsake you.
So be strong and courageous, you’ll inherit this land.
God will be with you.
Step by step God will see you through!

We want to vault ahead and skip all the “grunt work,” but that’s not how it works. Sometimes the steps are hard, sometimes they are painful, but every step is for our benefit and for the glory of God. It is as we carry our crosses daily that we discover that God is daily bearing our burdens, both with us and for us. To go back to something Jesus said, we have to come to Him before we can discover that His yoke is easy to bear and His burden is light. (Matthew 11:28:30)

We are in the middle of a big-time lesson in this, as we have a church bazaar that starts today. We have an amazing amount of stuff to sell, but not enough people to help in all the preparation and execution of what is involved. In consequence, Cathy and I are exhausted already, but couldn’t sleep because of all we think of that needs to be done. Part of the stress is that much of this is essentially an “estate sale,” but the person in question is still alive, just needing to downsize drastically. The emotional issues when she saw yesterday some of the things that are to be sold were intense. Cathy and I are learning what a prison “things” can be, and we’re having to think about our own accumulation. Things can be useful and even necessary in the short term, but they are all temporal and so of no eternal consequence. The way to avoid major issues like we are having now is in daily faithfulness, letting God show us what we need to have and do, and what we don’t need to have or do, each day. If we will live like that, we will indeed find He daily bears our burdens, so our part is truly light.

Father, thank You for this Word, and for the lessons in what we are going through now. Thank You that You will indeed get us through it all! Help us remember that indeed each moment of today, letting You replace our strength with Yours, (Isaiah 40:31) for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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The Essence of Evangelism; November 2, 2017

Posted on November 6, 2017 by jgarrott

Psalm 66:5 Come and see what God has done,
how awesome his works on man’s behalf!

This is the essence of testimony, and thus, of evangelism. As long as we are trying to convince someone intellectually of the Gospel, the best we will get is intellectual agreement, which is not saving faith. Jesus didn’t say, “You will be debaters,” he said, “You will be my witnesses.” (Acts 1:8) Some people are gifted in apologetics or polemics, and those forms of argument have their place, but they are not, at their root, evangelism. We’ve got to start on the basis of what God has done, and specifically, what He has done for us personally. Some people are afraid or embarrassed to let people know that they themselves needed salvation. That’s a deception of the devil! The devil wants us to focus on our imperfections and so “disqualify” ourselves from witnessing, because he knows there is no more powerful tool to liberate people from his clutches than the simple testimony, “This is what God did for me.” We do need to be able to explain that Jesus died for all mankind, but beyond that, theology tends to get in the way of evangelism more than it helps. That’s not to say that theology isn’t important; it’s very important just what we believe. However, if we lead with theology, so to speak, we aren’t likely to get very far in bringing people to repentance and faith.

Frankly, this is a real issue for me, particularly ministering in Japan. Because I was raised in a strongly Christian home, I was never in the level of darkness that binds most of the people I deal with. I never had to deal with the issue of the Shinto god shelf or the Buddhist altar in my home, for example. Thus, in evangelism I’m largely limited to talking about what the Bible says, and since my average hearer has never even held a Bible, that’s hard for them to relate to. However, people do notice how God blesses me, and when that happens, I’ve got to talk about it as this verse says. It’s not ideal, but it’s practical reality that everyone tends to look at things from the standpoint of, “What’s in it for me?” When people notice how I am blessed, I must be sure to give God the glory and tell them that He loves them as much as He loves me, so His grace is equally available to them. Right now we are experiencing some fairly remarkable blessings as a church. We’ve got to keep our focus on the reality that this is something God is doing, not that we have done or earned. We need to do that to protect ourselves from pride and also to draw others into the Kingdom, which is God’s purpose for it in the first place.

Father, thank You for this pointed Word. Thank You for all You enabled us to get done yesterday, and all that You will enable us to get done today. I continue to pray that everything will go smoothly the next two days, with many people coming to the bazaar and a lot of stuff being sold, but most especially, a lot of people being drawn to You and Your Church. Japanese today are skittish of “religion.” Help us share Your love with them in ways they can recognize and receive it, so that they too may receive Your greatest gift of salvation. Thank You. Hallelujah!

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Japan in the Bible; November 1, 2017

Posted on November 6, 2017 by jgarrott

Psalm 65:8 Those living far away fear your wonders;
where morning dawns and evening fades
you call forth songs of joy.

On some levels it’s silly, but I’ve always taken this verse as referring to Japan. From the Western standpoint, Japan has always been the epitome of the Far East, indeed, “the ends of the earth.” (The Japanese says, “Those living at the extreme of the extreme.”) On top of that, the characters with which the name, Nippon, is written mean “origin of the sun,” that is, “land of the rising sun,” ie. “where morning dawns.” David certainly knew nothing of Japan, but the Holy Spirit did, since nothing is hidden from Him. The reason this encourages me is that this speaks of those living in Japan (as I take it) fearing God and singing for joy. I’m the second generation in my family committed to contributing to that happening. My father had been a missionary for 40 years at the point of his death, and I’ve been serving actively for 36 years so far. It is our family dream to see the Japanese fearing God and singing for joy to Him. If God could make David write about Japan when he couldn’t have imagined such a place, then He can certainly turn the hearts of the Japanese to Himself.

This is of course a very personal issue. Japan is certainly one of the most difficult fields of labor for Christian workers, not because of active opposition, physical danger, or even inconvenience, but because of spiritual barriers to faith and commitment. My mother told me that on at least one occasion my father prostrated himself on the floor, crying out to God, “God, if I am what is standing in the way of revival in Japan, then take me out of the way!” I certainly identify with that. Japan is quite reasonably called “the graveyard of missionaries,” but at the same time, people tend to fall in love with it. My parents are indeed buried in Japan, but that was their willing choice. I too expect to leave my physical remains here, but what is far more important, I expect and pray to leave a spiritual legacy in the hearts and lives of believers. My father left a university, but I’m sure he was far more concerned with the individual souls he led into the Kingdom. I will leave a church, at least, but for me too it’s the individual souls that matter most. I have a great abundance of opportunities for discouragement, but God is more than able to draw people to Himself in any circumstances, and I need to trust Him to do so, even using me. As He has told me personally, I need to rest, relax, and rejoice in Him, allowing Him to use me to bring His kingdom to Japan for His glory.

Father, thank You for this encouraging reminder. We have a lot going on, especially through the end of the year, and exhaustion is a real issue. Help us wait in hope on You so that You may renew our strength as You have promised (Isaiah 20:31) and use us to draw many to Yourself, for their salvation and Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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Better than Life; October 31, 2017

Posted on November 1, 2017 by jgarrott

Psalm 63:3-4 Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.

I learned these verses as a song very early in my exposure to the Charismatic Movement, and I’m grateful. However, that doesn’t mean I’ve grasped their full impact. In the first line, the song says, “Thy loving kindness,” the NIV says, “your love,” and the Japanese says, “your grace.” Any way you translate it, it’s the next line that’s the kicker: “better than life.” All the translations agree on that! David is declaring that knowing God and being in relationship with Him is better than physical life itself, and he didn’t have the New Testament assurances of eternal life through the cross of Christ! When we come to the position David expresses here, all sorts of things come into focus. Priorities and goals change, and we receive peace and joy that can be had no other way. The Japanese starts verse 4 with “Therefore.” When we really value God more than even physical life, we will indeed praise Him as long as we have that life. The last line of verse 4 bothers some people, because they aren’t comfortable with raising their hands in church. Actually, this doesn’t specify, “in church,” or even “in the assembly.” The Japanese actually says, “in prayer,” but I think that is an extension of “in Your name,” since that is how we are to pray. Japanese in general seem very hesitant to raise their hands in worship, but I have met several who have talked about how liberating it was when they finally brought themselves to do it. Raised hands can indicate many things, but I think two are primary: surrender, and offering ourselves to God. It helps to visualize a small child lifting their hands to Daddy, wanting him to pick them up. The wonderful thing is, Father God will indeed “pick us up” and wrap His loving arms around us, if we will stop resisting Him and instead yield ourselves completely to Him, to be and do what He has planned for us.

To me, this passage connects closely to Paul’s confession to the Philippians: “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:21) I’d bet he identified completely with David’s declaration, and I have to say, I’m coming more and more strongly to that position myself. I’ve still got room to grow, because other things keep intruding as conflicting priorities, but knowing Christ and being found in Him is indeed better than everything in this world put together. The thing is, as a pastor I deal constantly with believers who aren’t really to that point yet. They have confessed Jesus as Lord and repented of past sins, but they have trouble lifting their eyes off of themselves and their circumstances and fixing them on Jesus. (Hebrews 12:2) I am not to look down on them, but speak the truth to them in love so that the Holy Spirit may take that truth and use it to set them free from the traps of the devil.

Father, thank You for the incredible privilege of knowing You by Your Son Jesus through the work of Your Holy Spirit. Help me be more and more useful to You in drawing others along with me closer to You, so that we may experience Your full salvation indeed, for Your glory. Thank You. Hallelujah!

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Renewing Truth; October 30, 2017

Posted on November 1, 2017 by jgarrott

Psalm 62:1-2 My soul finds rest in God alone;
my salvation comes from him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I shall never be shaken.

The Japanese is interestingly different from the NIV in the first line, but either translation is edifying. The Japanese says, “My soul is quiet, and simply waits in hope for God.” Thinking back over other passages that use similar terminology to the two translations, I would guess that the original is something along the lines of, “My soul stops striving, and just waits in hope for God.” Any of those translations is a good way to be! Here David is stating fact, but then in verses 5-6 he restates this truth as a command to himself. We all need to be reminded from time to time of the truths we know. This Psalm as a whole made me think of Donald Trump. He is no David, but verses 3-4 and 9-10 certainly seem to describe his opposition. Recently he has made some public statements that seem to echo verse 8, and that is very encouraging. The world is a complex place, and human intellect alone certainly can’t keep things straight. If he will take this Psalm to heart, he and the nation will be on a good course.

I can certainly identify with the need to remind myself of truths I already know. I’ve lost track of how many dozens of times I’ve read through the Bible, and I still read it daily. Each time, the Lord brings truth to my attention, and sometimes it’s really like a light goes on. I am never to think I’ve “got it all down,” because there is always more depth, more power, in God’s Word than I have previously grasped. I need to continue to pour myself into the intimate, personal relationship with God that David had, not allowing myself to think I’m above any of His rules the way David did one time to his great loss. I am to remember that I am nothing in myself, but God can use me for absolutely anything.

Father, thank You for this reminder, that illustrates the very thing You are saying to me! Help me indeed live out the truth You have planted in my heart, so that I won’t deceive myself. (James 1:22) Thank You for the blessings of yesterday, and for getting us through the packed schedule. I ask for guidance and strength again for today, as I drive a rented truck to pick up more things for the bazaar. There are many things on the schedule for the days and weeks ahead. Help me indeed stop striving and wait expectantly for what You are going to do, for the blessing of many and for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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Relying on God; October 29, 2017

Posted on October 30, 2017 by jgarrott

Psalm 61:2 From the ends of the earth I call to you,
I call as my heart grows faint;
lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

To me this seems to be a very representative prayer of David. One of the things that made him “a man after God’s own heart” (1 Samuel 13:14) was that he was very aware that God was bigger and stronger than he was. Accordingly, when he reached the end of his own resources, he cried out to God. It’s almost amusing that he used the expression, “the ends of the earth,” when he never traveled more than a few hundred kilometers from his birthplace his whole life, but this prayer is from emotional distance rather than physical distance. All of us have moments when we feel like we’re “in the middle of nowhere,” emotionally and/or spiritually. David knew what to do when that happened, so he did it. The imagery of a big rock might not click for us today, but being on top of such a rock was a place of safety and security in the wilderness. Enemies and wild animals would have trouble endangering you there. That’s why in the next verse David speaks of God as his refuge. A major problem for us is that we tend to turn to things other than God for refuge, and that never turns out well. Our reliance on God needs to be more than theoretical. As the saying goes, “when push comes to shove,” we need to turn first to God.

This is a truth God has been teaching me my whole life, so it is ironic when I fail to live it out with full consistency. I think I do turn to Him first, but I also tend to grasp at other things as well. Part of that is the whole matter of “Jesus with skin on,” that is, people who are God’s agents to us in various situations. He does speak to us through others, and I need to be ready to hear Him however He speaks to me. I delight to be His agent in speaking, but I must be sure to listen when He speaks to me through someone else! At this point in my life I am quite aware of some of my limitations, and physically speaking, those limitations will increase as I get older. However, God will continue to be totally unlimited, and His wisdom and strength are available to me as I am yielded and obedient to Him. As He has told me to do, I need to rest, relax, and rejoice in Him!

Father, thank You for this reminder. Thank You for getting me through yesterday’s packed schedule, and that You will get me through today and tomorrow that are similarly packed. Help me recognize Your timing for each thing that needs to get done, so that I may flow with Your Spirit on Your schedule for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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Praise and Worship; October 28, 2017

Posted on October 30, 2017 by jgarrott

Psalm 57:7 My heart is steadfast, O God,
my heart is steadfast;
I will sing and make music.

I think this is a pretty clear example of what the Word/Faith people would call a positive confession. To this point David has had alternating anxiety and focus on God, but here he says, “Enough of that. I’m going to praise the Lord!” Yesterday I started reading The Power of Praise and Worship, by Terry Law, and in it he talks about how choosing to praise God was what got him out of the huge pit of mourning and depression he was in after his wife was killed in a car accident. I’ve not had anything that drastic to this point, but I’ve had some pretty low times, and I have found the same truth that David and Terry did: nothing helps us correct our focus better than praising God. It can feel like total hypocrisy at times, but if it is a genuine act of the will, the heart and the emotions will eventually come along. The devil is a very clever foe. He tears us down far more with petty resentment and disappointment than with big things. With big things, we almost automatically cry out to God, but with little things we can forget to do that. Staying focused on God is as important, if not more so, in the little things as the big. I think this is a big part of what James was talking about when he said, “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” (James 4:7) We really don’t know how to submit to God very well, because doing it grudgingly isn’t really submitting. We do it properly only in an atmosphere of praise and worship, because that is when we can know on every level that He is more than worthy of our total devotion and obedience.

This morning I was just experiencing some of the petty resentment the devil loves to use to trip us up, so this is very timely. I am reminded of Nehemiah. I need to respond to distractions the way he did, declining to change my focus to all the things the devil throws at me. (Nehemiah 6:3) I first learned the principles of praise and worship over 40 years ago, but I need to be reminded, because familiarity breeds contempt, and I must not let that happen. I need to recognize the tricks of the devil for what they are and stand against them immediately and firmly. I am to choose gratitude, praise, and worship at all times and in all circumstances. Only then will I experience the full victory God intends for me, not just for my sake but for the sake of all the people with whom I interact, bringing them along with me into God’s kingdom, for their salvation and His glory.

Father, thank You for this reminder. Thank You also for Terry Law’s book, and for making it available to me at this point. Help me not just agree with it, and the Biblical principles it explains, but put those principles into practice consistently, not just sporadically as I have done to this point. Everything I’m reading is something you’ve said to me previously, but if I don’t put it into practice, I’m just deceiving myself. (James 1:22) Help me make full use of all the weapons You are placing at my disposal, so that Your victory may be manifested indeed, in Omura, throughout Japan, and across the world, for Your glory. Thank You. Hallelujah!

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Getting Things Done; October 27, 2017

Posted on October 29, 2017 by jgarrott

Psalm 55:22 Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;
he will never let the righteous fall.

Once again I find I wish I knew Hebrew. Where the NIV says “sustain you,” the Japanese says, “be concerned for you.” That makes Peter’s statement a direct quote: “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7) “Anxiety” and “burden” are indeed synonymous in many situations. Physical burdens are often easier to bear than emotional burdens. At the very least, we know how to let go of a physical burden, but emotional burdens are much more difficult to let go of. Often we think we have let go of something and then turn around and discover we are anxious about it again. This is a major test of faith and trust. We aren’t to use “releasing things to God” as an excuse for laziness, but we need to remember that God will enable us to do our part if we will ask Him, and all the things that are out of our control are not out of His. Anxiety kicks in because we want to be in control and we have trouble trusting that He is in control. We are to be faithful to do what He shows us, but leave control in His hands.

I am in yet another training session on this very point. There are many things happening, and sometimes I tend to withdraw emotionally from it all. The problem with that is that such an attitude makes me unlikely to do what my part is in what is going on. A case in point is the church bazaar that is planned for a week from today. I’m not big on bazaars in the first place, but we have a LOT of stuff we need to get rid of, and anything that can be converted to cash for the church would be a huge plus. The problem is, we’ve been focused on getting the stuff ready to sell and haven’t done any publicity. When that hit me, sleep went out the window. Right now, I need to remember that God has thought about this more than I have, and reach out to Him for His plans from this point forward. It’s probably that He originally planned for us to be publicizing this from a couple of weeks ago, but we can’t go back in time, we we need to know and follow His best from this point. The amazing thing about God’s plans is that even when we miss them, He rearranges them for the best possible outcome from whenever we turn to Him in obedience. I need to be active today in what He wants me to do today, and leave the results up to Him. Withdrawing into my cocoon doesn’t accomplish anything good.

Father, help me forgive myself for my inaction. Not really wanting to do a bazaar is no excuse for failing to do it right when it’s been decided. I ask for clear guidance in creating posters quickly this morning, so I’ll have them to take to the nursing school and rehabilitation school and Cathy will have one to take to her rehab, not to mention getting one up on the church bulletin board on the street. Show us how to work effectively so we won’t be spinning our wheels. May this be good training for me in simply getting off my butt and doing stuff, so that You may guide me in doing Your will on Your schedule for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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