Tag Archives: circumstances

Trusting God; September 13, 2024

Posted on September 14, 2024 by jgarrott

Exodus 14:14 “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” This is a wonderful promise, but put a little differently, it’s a little amusing. “I’ve got this, so would you shut up?” Various cultures have traditions of loud verbal … Continue reading →

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Perspective; August 19, 2024

Posted on August 20, 2024 by jgarrott

Romans 9:20 But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God? “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’” This is a question we don’t like to face. We … Continue reading →

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Evangelism; August 10, 2024

Posted on August 11, 2024 by jgarrott

Mark 5:20 So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed. This is in sharp contrast to what Jesus told various other people to do … Continue reading →

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Unconditional Faith; July 30, 2024

Posted on July 31, 2024 by jgarrott

Habakkuk 3:19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength;    he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,    he enables me to tread on the heights. From verse 17 on, this is one of the most beautiful declarations of faith in the whole Bible. … Continue reading →

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Change; July 30, 2023

Posted on July 31, 2023 by jgarrott

Luke 22:36 He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.” I’m pretty confident I’ve never written on this … Continue reading →

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Firm to the End; July 7, 2023

Posted on July 8, 2023 by jgarrott

Matthew 24:12-13 “Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. For once I actually prefer the NIV to the Japanese! I don’t know the … Continue reading →

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Perspective; February 11, 2023

Posted on February 12, 2023 by jgarrott

1 Thessalonians 1:6 You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. The joy of the Lord doesn’t depend on circumstances. The Bible … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ Conception; December 10, 2022

Posted on December 11, 2022 by jgarrott

Luke 1:36-37 “Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. For nothing is impossible with God.” Verse 36 isn’t underlined in … Continue reading →

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The Glory of the Gospel; December 7, 2022

Posted on December 8, 2022 by jgarrott

 Jeremiah 33:2-3 “This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it–the Lord is his name: ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things … Continue reading →

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The Choice to Rejoice; November 17, 2022

Posted on November 18, 2022 by jgarrott

Habakkuk 3:18-19 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the … Continue reading →

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