Tag Archives: experiencing God

Antidote to Depression; June 12, 2025

Posted on June 13, 2025 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. Most scholars agree that these two Psalms were originally parts of one Psalm, but no one … Continue reading →

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Experiencing God; June 15, 2024

Posted on June 16, 2024 by jgarrott

Exodus 33:20 “But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.” God deals with us where and as we are. He knew that Moses couldn’t imagine Him in other than human terms, and so … Continue reading →

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Witnesses; May 6, 2023

Posted on May 7, 2023 by jgarrott

Psalm 116:1-2 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. It is interesting to me that … Continue reading →

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Impatience; May 1, 2023

Posted on May 2, 2023 by jgarrott

Psalm 106:13 But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel. This particular issue has snared people throughout history, and it certainly does today. Forgetting all that God has done in the past, we … Continue reading →

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Joy and Faithfulness; December 25, 2022

Posted on December 26, 2022 by jgarrott

Luke 2:20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. There’s a little chorus, part of a longer cantata, that sets the first part … Continue reading →

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The Creator; February 25, 2022

Posted on March 2, 2022 by jgarrott

Revelation 4:11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.” I keep coming back to the awareness that … Continue reading →

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Obeying God; August 14, 2018

Posted on August 17, 2018 by jgarrott

Acts 4:19-20 But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to obey you rather than God. For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.” If this had been a … Continue reading →

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April 29, 2017

Posted on May 1, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 11:2 Remember today that your children were not the ones who saw and experienced the discipline of the Lord your God: his majesty, his mighty hand, his outstretched arm. We tend to forget that other people haven’t experienced God … Continue reading →

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May 8, 2016

Posted on May 11, 2016 by jgarrott

Psalm 17:14, 14 O Lord, by your hand save me from such men, from men of this world whose reward is in this life. And I—in righteousness I shall see your face; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with … Continue reading →

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April 19, 2916

Posted on April 20, 2016 by jgarrott

2 Chronicles 7:2 The priests could not enter the temple of the Lord because the glory of the Lord filled it. I find myself longing for this to happen again. Religion tends to be so man-centered, and this was a … Continue reading →

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