Staying Out of Trouble; January 18, 2024

Posted on January 19, 2024 by jgarrott

Titus 3:1-2 Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and to show true humility toward all men.

This sounds almost exactly like videos I have seen of people giving advice on how to not get arrested. Particularly in situations like traffic stops, our attitude makes all the difference in the world. The thing is, such things are actually common sense, but cultural factors can make such sense quite uncommon! Believers are to be strong in their convictions and on the side of right and justice, but our default attitude should not be combative. We need to remember what Moses told the Israelites at the Red Sea: “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” (Exodus 14:14) When we are defensive, we only make more trouble for ourselves. We will endure plenty of attacks without inviting more with our attitude.

I have avoided speeding tickets in both the US and Japan this way. Around 50 years ago we were living in Denver and I was working as a janitor, going home after work around 3 in the morning, and I got stopped. I had a broken speedometer cable (yes, there used to be a spinning, flexible shaft that connected the speedometer with the drive train of cars) and knew it, so I immediately asked the officer if I was going too fast. He seemed a little surprised, and asked me why I had said that, so I told him about the speedometer cable. That wasn’t an unusual problem in a Denver winter, and he told me to be careful and get it fixed promptly, and sent me on my way. In Japan, back roads have no posted speed limit, but the law is that in such cases the limit is 60 KPH. I have been told by police that the buffer is 10 KPH, so up to 70 won’t get you into trouble. One day I was following another car, not too closely, on a rather wide back road and we were doing around 80 KPH when we encountered a speed trap. I spoke in very friendly fashion to the officer and showed him my license, saying nothing at all about speed, and when he saw that my license had the gold stripe that indicates no violations for over 5 years, he sent me on my way. I’m not justifying myself, but I do know that Paul’s advice here is extremely practical!

Father, thank You that You care about every detail of our lives. Help me indeed rest, relax, and rejoice in You, receiving and sharing Your grace, for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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Grace; January 17, 2023

Posted on January 18, 2024 by jgarrott

Titus 2:11-13 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope–the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

These three verses are all one sentence in the Japanese, as I’m sure they are in the Greek. The thing that strikes me about this is that this is a very different picture of grace than we generally think about. The dictionary definition is “unmerited favor,” but this certainly goes into much more depth and detail than we are used to. I like the way the NIV starts out better than the way the Japanese does, but I understand it’s a matter of translation. The Japanese says, “God’s grace that saves all people has appeared,” but that contradicts much of the rest of the Bible! God’s grace has indeed appeared to all, but it saves only those who believe and accept it. It’s the next part that really upends our usual thinking about grace, however. We tend to think of it as a “get out of jail free card,” essentially allowing us to do anything we like, but here Paul is saying the opposite. The better we understand God’s grace, the more we will live like Jesus Christ. And then he ties it all in to the second coming of Christ, which we generally don’t associate with grace at all! In one way the Japanese is better than the NIV here, because in Japanese grammar the “teaches” comes at the very end, and the Japanese translators said, “teaches to the point of deep understanding (satori)”. It should be obvious by this point that our usual understanding of grace is pretty shallow! All of this brings to mind something Peter wrote. “For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.” (2 Peter 1:5-9) In other words, if we aren’t living Christlike lives, we don’t understand God’s grace!

This is very personal for me, because as I have written before, the 2 Peter passage got me out of a stubborn “besetting sin” that I kept falling into, because it helped me understand that when I repented and received forgiveness, I really was forgiven, so the sin no longer had any hold on me. This also is the perfect antidote to legalism, because when we realize that it is all grace, we can follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit in us and not hang up on external rules. I am to proclaim God’s grace the way Paul expressed it to Titus, not as an excuse for sin but as a powerful motivation to avoid it, so that I and those to whom I minister may avoid the lies of the devil and live as disciples of Jesus Christ indeed, for His glory.

Father, thank You for this reminder. Thank You also for the excellent message I was able to listen to last night. Thank You for the message You have given me for the prayer meeting this morning. Help me hear You accurately at all times, so that I may speak what You are saying and nothing less, as an agent of Your kingdom for Your glory. Thank You. Hallelujah!

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Purity; January 16, 2023

Posted on January 17, 2024 by jgarrott

Titus 1:15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

We speak of people having a dirty mind, and here we have the Scriptural basis for that. The world has an incredible amount of moral filth in it, and the devil is always urging us in that direction, but when our hearts and minds are filled with Christ and His Spirit, those things lose their pull on us. This is the trap of legalism. When we are focused on what we must not do, then our flesh can think of doing nothing else. However, there are real dangers and risks to being naïve. That’s why Jesus told us to “be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.” (Matt 10:16) We are to be familiar enough with the Bible that things abhorrent to God are obvious to us, but not be so focused on those things that the devil will be able to trick us into “trying them out.” He is indeed a shrewd liar! Thankfully, he’s no match for the Holy Spirit, (1 John 4:4) so we aren’t to live in fear. Purity is indeed a challenge, considering the world we live in, but we have the assurance that “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:21) When our focus is on Christ, then purity comes with the package!

This is extremely applicable to me. The Internet can be a source of great blessing, but it can also be a flood of filth. I shouldn’t put myself in the position of “dodging excrement,” so to speak, but rather be seeking and enjoying that which is pleasing to God. What makes it all the more difficult is that simple awareness of what is going on around us can open me up to thinking about such things. I need to be active in my pursuit of “the kingdom of God and His righteousness.” (Matthew 6:33) As a pastor, I need to be careful that my words and actions consistently point people to Christ. I enjoy humor and am an inveterate punster, but I must be careful that my jokes don’t get into dirty territory. Just because something crosses my mind doesn’t guarantee it’s of God! I am to be a spigot of pure, unpolluted living water, for the blessing of all who receive it.

Father, thank You for this reminder. Thank You for pointing out to me how I can make a note of good things on the Internet that I should go back to when I have the time. Help me feed consistently on Your purity, so that the fruit of my life may be pure indeed, for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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Keeping On; January 15, 2024

Posted on January 16, 2024 by jgarrott

2 Timothy 4:5 But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.

To be honest, every word in these eight verses resonates in my heart and grabs my attention, so I had difficulty knowing which verse to write on. However, as much as I identify with it all, and indeed long for the time when verses seven and eight will apply to me, I feel that at the moment this verse is most applicable to my place in God’s plan. We all have trouble focusing on where we are right now, either longing for days gone by, in joyful memory or a desire to correct past mistakes, or placing our hopes and/or fears on some future time. (We all have eternity to look forward to, but I’m talking about this life.) Paul is here being extremely practical. We all get thrown by events at times, and Paul is telling us to keep an even keel. He is reminding us that we will indeed have hardships, but we need to suck it up and keep going. “Do the work of an evangelist” is in a sense a restatement of Jesus’s famous statement just before His ascension: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) “Being witnesses” and “doing the work of an evangelist” are essentially the same thing: letting people know that salvation is available through faith in Christ. And then there’s the kicker: “discharge all the duties of your ministry.” We are quick to want to do what we see someone else doing, or to look down on people who aren’t doing what we are doing. God has a unique plan and ministry for each of His children. There will be similarities, but differences are the rule rather than the exception. We are all to seek God for what He wants us to do, “with all [our] heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.” (Colossians 3:23) If we will live this way, then we will have peace and joy the world knows nothing about, and great assurance in everything.

I feel like the whole passage was written directly to me. This particular verse has always caught my attention because I am gifted as a teacher, not an evangelist, but Paul says I’m to do that work anyway. Thinking about it, the confirmation I had that God had really bap­tized me in His Holy Spirit was that I was talking to a total stranger about Jesus, and I remembered Acts 1:8. Excuses don’t cut it with God! I tend to think of myself as pretty level-headed, but too often I come across to others as angry, and that’s not good at all. I indeed need to “keep my head” in all situations! When hardships come, I’m not to whine or have a pity party, but push through by the grace and strength of God. (2 Corinthians 12:9) I am to keep my focus on what God wants me to do, and do it fully as an offering to Him. I am in the last stages of officially retiring from secular teaching, but I will never “retire” from being a servant and child of God, until I leave this life. I am in remarkably good health for 75, and that is to be used for God’s purposes and His glory, and not wasted. And I’ve been in this long enough to know that there are plenty of blessings along the way.

Father, thank You for this reminder. Thank You for Your presence in the day yesterday, and for Your plans for today as well. Help me be properly prepared for speaking at the interdenominational prayer meeting on Wednesday, and for speaking at the conference next month. And help me be Your agent in all the things that don’t appear in my date book, so that in all things Your will may be done, for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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The Bible; January 14, 2024

Posted on January 15, 2024 by jgarrott

2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

This chapter is loaded with stuff I could write on easily, which is a demonstration of the truth of these verses! We take the Bible so lightly. The very fact that it exists in the form that it does is nothing short of miraculous in itself, but many people spend enormous time and energy trying to pick it apart and deny it. As Gamaliel warned the Sanhedrin, they are fighting against God! (Acts 5:39) God is shockingly merciful and faithful. Down through the centuries He spoke to people and caused them to record things, and then by His Spirit He caused other people to make collections of these writings, and the final result was the Bible we hold in our hands today. Translations are another issue. Some are faithful, bringing out the best understanding of the translators, and some are written with an agenda, trying to draw people into a particular cult. Interestingly, though, God can and does use even those translations to draw people to Himself. I know of cases where people were genuinely and gloriously saved through the New World translation used by the Jehovah’s Witnesses – though they immediately left that group after encountering Christ. The biggest issues for “standard Christians” are the tendency to treat the Bible like a good-luck charm, to be kept on the shelf or even on the coffee table but hardly ever opened, and the tendency to “love” various passages without ever actually putting them into practice. And then there are the scholars who genuinely study the Bible, but strictly from an academic viewpoint, not accepting that it is the Word of the living God to them. Rather than just studying the Bible, we need to let it work on us, doing all the things that Paul mentions to Timothy here, so that we will indeed be “prepared for every good work.”

As I mention frequently, I was privileged to grow up in a home environment that was steeped in Scripture. My father got his Masters in Hebrew and his PhD in Biblical Greek, and taught both in Japanese. Translation was deeply understood in our family! I was exposed to the King James Version through various sources, but the Bible my parents got for me after I was baptized at age 7 was the Revised Standard Version. These days I use the New International Version most often, simply because that is what is in the bilingual Bible I use all the time. However, I am constantly comparing it to the Shin­kaiyaku Japanese, and understand that, having neither Hebrew nor Greek fluency, I’ve got to depend on the Holy Spirit who caused it all to be written in the first place. I am privileged to share the Word in various forms, both spoken and written, but must always be humble and not conceited, letting God speak rather than just throwing out my two cents. As someone with Teacher gifting, I tend to feel that just putting the truth out there should be sufficient, but it rarely is. I need to come alongside people and help them live it out, just as I need help in living it our myself.

Father, thank You for this reminder, and thank You for Your Word. Help me be a good steward, a good communicator, both in words and in actions, drawing many to You for their blessing and Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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The Word of Truth; January 13, 2024

Posted on January 14, 2024 by jgarrott

2 Timothy 2:15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

This is a verse I have written to numbers of people, because it is applicable to every believer. We are all responsible to deal honestly with the Word of Truth, and not twist it to fit our own agenda. Some are called to teach the Word, and that is indeed the context here, but every believer has received the Word, and as James said, if we fail to apply it, we are deceiving ourselves. (James 1:22) And when we realize we have done that, it is embarrassing at least! Every believer is to be hungry to receive God’s Word, but we are all too prone to fill our hearts with assorted junk instead, leaving no room to take in what God wants to say to us. That has only accelerated in recent years, with the constant electronic bombardment of the Information Age. I saw a video just yesterday about how China was a step ahead of the US in digital addiction, with people glued to their phones and not interacting with others face-to-face even 10 years ago, and right after that I read an article about how we need to be present with people and not constantly distracted, particularly in our interactions with children. Those were both in entirely secular contexts; how much more do we need to be present with God, taking in His Word and applying it fully? Past generations emphasized memorizing Scripture, which certainly has its benefits, but far more important is letting the Word get from our head to our heart, cleansing and empowering us, transforming into the likeness of the One who is the Word. (John 1)

Of course, since I am a Pastor/Teacher, this applies doubly for me. It is meaningless if I speak or write the Word to others and fail to apply it myself. They might be blessed, but in that case I’m no more than a hypocrite. As came up in our reading at the end of December, I don’t want anything in me to cause shame when the Lord returns. (1 Thessalonians 5:23) I am to keep looking into the Word and letting it shine into me, illuminating everything of which I need to repent and showing me how I am to be obedient and pleasing to my Lord. I’ve had a lot of the Bible in my head much of my life, but if I’m not living it out, that is merely a sham, deluding me into thinking I’m right before God when I’m not. I am to be a diligent workman, seeking God’s tasks for me and delighting in letting His strength and wisdom flow through me in doing them, for His glory.

Father, thank You for the privilege of growing up in a family that was steeped in Your Word. Help me be effective in sharing Your Word with all to whom You take me, so that they too may receive, repent, and believe for their salvation, for Your glory. Thank You. Hallelujah!

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Hardship; January 12, 2024

Posted on January 13, 2024 by jgarrott

2 Timothy 2:3 Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

I don’t see how anyone who is familiar with the New Testament could be sucked in by the Prosperity Gospel! This admonition by Paul to Timothy is perfectly in line with what Jesus said just before His crucifixion: “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) From this world’s standpoint the Christian life is hardly a bed of roses – unless you include the reality that roses have thorns! There are indeed countless blessings in Christ even in this life, but signing up for His army instantly puts you deep into enemy territory, because that’s what the world system is. That’s perhaps a bit easier to understand when you look at “globalists” like Charles Schwab and George Soros, but our focus isn’t to be on them, but rather on our Lord. Technology is changing things all around us in ways unimaginable even a generation back, but technology doesn’t change human nature, so Paul’s advice is just as relevant to us as it was to Timothy. We aren’t to be seeking “Easy Street,” but rather “press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called [us] heavenward in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14) In a sense it’s like one of America’s founding fathers said: “Those who would sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither.” If we refuse the cross that Christ offers us, thinking to have it easy, we eventually discover that we have refused life itself.

I’m as big on avoiding discomfort as the next guy, but 75 years on this planet have taught me that indeed, in this world we have trouble. However, I am deeply grateful to say that I have tasted life in Christ, and as Bill Gaither wrote, “The longer I serve Him, the sweeter He grows.” Yesterday I had an encounter that I had been dreading, but the Lord brought us through it and brought genuine blessing in the process. Every situation looks different as we approach it and then as we move on from it. At our Thanksgiving dinner last year one of our believers gave a testimony that it had been a very rough year, but that looking back on it, it had been a very blessed year. I’ve had that sort of experience countless times. I need to look forward to God’s plans for me, whatever they look like in the process of going through them, because I know that the outcome will be blessed.

Father, thank You for this reminder. Thank You indeed for Your presence and guidance yesterday. Thank You for the things You have for today. May I walk in full obedience and peace each step of the way, however hard it might seem in the moment, for my blessing and Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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Assurance; January 11, 2023

Posted on January 12, 2024 by jgarrott

2 Timothy 1:12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.

Reading this very familiar and glorious verse, I am reminded of where Paul used the same terminology in writing to the Romans: “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.” (Romans 1:16) Social pressure is very real, and shame, or simple embarrassment, is a big part of that. It takes different forms in different cultures or societies, but the devil loves to use it to mess with us. However, Jesus set the example: “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Hebrews 12:2) Depictions of His crucifixion always include a loin cloth of some sort, but that wasn’t part of most crucifixions. The whole point was not only to make it as painful as possible, but also as shameful as possible. Anything we might have to go through doesn’t top that. As he wrote to Timothy, Paul had been a prisoner for years, and he faced his eventual martyrdom. The thing that sustained him was his complete assurance that Christ whom he served was more than able to carry him through to the glorious eternity that was promised to him. We tend to waver at much more trivial challenges! We never know how we might act in various hypothetical situations, but countless believers down through the centuries have discovered that God is indeed faithful. The record of Steven being stoned is a good example. I don’t think he had planned on martyrdom, but in the moment, he was able to say, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” (Acts 7:60) The key is, as it says in Hebrews, to fix our eyes on Jesus. Paul had that focus, and it was all he needed.

I have long loved the hymn made from this verse, and since the chorus is simply this verse set to music, I memorized this verse at a very young age. The verses of that hymn talk about all the things we don’t know, pointing out the ultimate importance of knowing Christ Himself as our personal Lord and Savior. (I like that the Japanese term for “Savior” is literally, “Saving Lord.”) If we only know about Him but don’t know Him personally, then we won’t have the assurance that Paul and Steven had. I don’t expect to be martyred, but I do rejoice in getting to know my Lord more and more as I walk with Him. There are various things I would rather avoid, but I know that He will be with me in and through them, so I have no reason to be anxious. I have plenty of experience in being unreasonably anxious! I am not to put myself down, but rather rejoice in God’s mercy and patience toward me, knowing that I’m a work in progress, and that the end result will be His doing and not my own.

Father, thank You for Your plans for me. Thank you for what You are taking me through even as I write. I pray that You would enable me to take my eyes off of myself and indeed fix them on my Lord, so that Your purposes may be accomplished in and through me on Your schedule for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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Encouragement; January 10, 2024

Posted on January 11, 2024 by jgarrott

1 Timothy 6:11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.

It strikes me that it probably blessed Timothy to his core that Paul addressed him as “man of God.” We know nothing of Timothy’s biological father, except that he was Greek, but Paul was very much a father figure to him. We know that Timothy struggled with self-image issues, (2 Timothy 1:7) but here Paul is addressing him as an equal, a fellow-worker, and it probably gave Timothy a glow that lasted for some time. The second thing that strikes me about this verse is that after talking about all the negatives of fixating on material wealth, he then gives a list of alternative things to seek after, and it is a good list indeed. For many people Christianity has the image of being very negative. I remember the “church lady” character in Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In of over 50 years ago. The show as a whole was very enjoyable and often hilarious, but that character was part of the devil’s push to get people to marginalize faith, and for many people that push was all too successful. The last thing the devil wants is for people to discover the joy and peace that are available only through Christ Jesus the Lord. Even believers get distracted, so we all need to be reminded of this list from time to time. We all need help in staying on track. That’s a major reason for the Church, so we can encourage one another, as it says repeatedly in 1 Thessalonians 4:18 and 5:11 and Hebrews 3:13 and 10:25. We are indeed to admonish one another when we see risky behavior, (Colossians 3:16 and elsewhere) but our focus should be on the positive, reminding one another of all the good that God has prepared for us.

This is something I need to remember, both as a pastor and as a believer. I tend toward perfectionism, and too often fail to express appreciation to other believers for their efforts, particularly when they don’t do things the way I might prefer. That’s an area where I need to keep growing, just as Paul told Timothy to do. The fact that people have inadvertently stomped on me when I was emotionally weak is no excuse for me to do it to others. I need to keep praying to see others as God sees them, recognizing them as God’s precious children and treating them appropriately. Yes, I am to admonish when called for, but the major focus needs to be on appreciation and encouragement, because that is what God has done for me.

Father, thank You for this very timely Word. Help me not just say, that’s nice, but rather live it out in practical application, building up the Body of Christ for Your glory. Thank You. Hallelujah!

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Gain; January 9, 2024

Posted on January 10, 2024 by jgarrott

1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Talk about a verse of Scripture that is at odds with modern society! Both the godliness and the contentment seem to have been thrown out the window by a huge number of people. However, some people seem to be waking up to what they have done, and even secular publications occasionally tout “the simple lifestyle.” That said, consumerism is the norm. Personal debt is rampant because we can’t seem to understand how much we don’t need. The average American lives in a level of luxury that would have been almost unimaginable even a couple of generations ago, but we are constantly buying more with money we don’t have. The next verse is a truism: “For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.” (1 Timothy 6:7) Sadly, we pay it no more than lip service. The following verses talk about the damage we do with our lust for stuff, but we pay them no attention. This whole passage is in a way an extension of what Jesus said about treasure in heaven. (Matthew 6:19-21) If we get our priorities straight, all kinds of things fall into place and we have peace and joy this world knows nothing about.

Growing up in a missionary household, materialism wasn’t very big in our awareness, but at the same time, we lived in circumstances that seemed luxurious to many of those around us. Space is at a premium in Japan, and we lived in a large house, designed by my mother, and had a large yard and drove an imported car. I know now that the land we lived on would have been at least four if not five building plots for Japanese houses. It made no difference that none of that belonged to my family personally; we had full use of it. When the land was given to the City of Fukuoka in exchange for reclaimed land by Seinan University, where we lived was made into a park! I have lived the reality of Jesus’ famous statement, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matthew 6:33) I have experienced this as an adult as well. We have had times that were financially tight, but God has been incredibly faithful. Our income level is hardly remarkable, but what we have generally seems to last a long time! I need to keep my focus on that which lasts forever, which is my relationship to my Lord. If I will do that, then Elon Musk, “the richest person in the world,” has nothing on me!

Father, thank You for Your incredible grace, mercy and faithfulness. Help me indeed keep my eyes on Christ Jesus my Lord (Hebrews 12:2) and leave everything in Your hands, as a good steward of all You provide, for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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