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Being Used by God; October 9, 2024

Posted on October 10, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 89:1 I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever;    with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known    through all generations. I literally cannot read this verse without the musical arrangement of it running through my heart and mind. We don’t know … Continue reading →

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The Fear of the Lord; October 7, 2024

Posted on October 8, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 76:7 It is you alone who are to be feared.    Who can stand before you when you are angry? The world has forgotten the fear of the Lord. By dismissing such things as hurricane and earthquakes as “strictly natural,” the world … Continue reading →

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Perspective; October 5, 2024

Posted on October 6, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 56:3-4 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.    In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust and am not afraid.    What can mere mortals do to me? A particular turn of phrase in the Japanese catches my attention … Continue reading →

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Guidance; October 2, 2024

Posted on October 3, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 43:3 Send me your light and your faithful care,    let them lead me;let them bring me to your holy mountain,    to the place where you dwell. This Psalm is demonstrably the last part of Psalm 42, but for reasons unknown got separated … Continue reading →

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Words and Thoughts; September 26, 2024

Posted on September 27, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 19:14 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart    be pleasing in your sight,    Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Even if he had written no others, this Psalm would be enough to establish David as a Master Psalmist … Continue reading →

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Christians; March 10, 2019

Posted on March 22, 2019 by jgarrott

Acts 11:26 The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. This was a very significant development, particularly since this terminology has been used for almost 2000 years since then. Recently I’ve encountered a movement to get away from using the … Continue reading →

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Who is Jesus?; May 17, 2017

Posted on May 19, 2018 by jgarrott

Matthew 16:15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” This is the single most important question for any human being on the face of the earth. How it is answered determines the eternal destiny of … Continue reading →

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March 2, 2012

Posted on March 2, 2012 by jgarrott

Matthew 9:8 When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to men. When we read this story we tend to think that the authority the people were so in … Continue reading →

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