Tag Archives: death

Aging; October 25, 2024

Posted on October 26, 2024 by jgarrott

Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember your Creator    in the days of your youth,before the days of trouble come    and the years approach when you will say,    “I find no pleasure in them”— The first part of this is excellent advice, but everything that follows, all the way … Continue reading →

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Lifespan; October 10, 2024

Posted on October 11, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 90:12 Teach us to number our days,    that we may gain a heart of wisdom. The first two lines of verse 10 are famous, referring to 70 or 80 years as a normal lifespan, but the point of it all … Continue reading →

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Death; July 10, 2024

Posted on July 11, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 116:15 Precious in the sight of the Lord    is the death of his faithful servants. This verse is very famous, but I think it is greatly misunderstood. I think the misunderstanding comes from combined human weaknesses. In the first place, we tend … Continue reading →

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Death; April 10, 2024

Posted on April 11, 2024 by jgarrott

Ezekiel 18:32 For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live! This whole section is a refutation of the image the devil tries to project on us of what God is like. … Continue reading →

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Responding to the Cross; March 29, 2024

Posted on March 30, 2024 by jgarrott

Luke 23:46 Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last. One thing that is very clear from the Bible record is that Jesus was … Continue reading →

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Change; March 7, 2024

Posted on March 8, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 126:5-6 Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him. This is a justly famous passage, beautifully set … Continue reading →

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Death as Reward; February 26, 2024

Posted on February 27, 2024 by jgarrott

2 Chronicles 34:27-28 “Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before God when you heard what he spoke against this place and its people, and because you humbled yourself before me and tore your robes and wept in … Continue reading →

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Death; December 27, 2023

Posted on December 28, 2023 by jgarrott

1 Thessalonians 4:13 Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. The longer I live the more I am amazed at some … Continue reading →

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Death and Life; December 1, 2023

Posted on December 2, 2023 by jgarrott

Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself … Continue reading →

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Resurrection; November 22, 2023

Posted on November 23, 2023 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 15:17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. To be honest, I don’t think churches or Christians today dwell on resurrection very much. We focus on heaven, which … Continue reading →

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