Tag Archives: faith

Living Out our Hope; March 21, 2022

Posted on March 24, 2022 by jgarrott

Psalm 52:9 I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints. It is interesting when the Psalms are … Continue reading →

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Lifespan; March 18, 2022

Posted on March 21, 2022 by jgarrott

Psalm 39:4 Show me, O Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life. From reading his Psalms, I get the impression that David had several illnesses through the course of … Continue reading →

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Delighting in God; March 17, 2022

Posted on March 21, 2022 by jgarrott

Psalm 37:3-4 Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. This Psalm as a whole deals with the … Continue reading →

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God’s Sovereignty; March 13, 2022

Posted on March 16, 2022 by jgarrott

Psalm 9:15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. For once I’m writing on a verse I’d not underlined previously! This jumped out at me because it … Continue reading →

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Suffering; March 11, 2022

Posted on March 15, 2022 by jgarrott

Job 19:25-26 “I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.” This magnificent statement has naturally been … Continue reading →

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Time; March 9, 2022

Posted on March 14, 2022 by jgarrott

Job 14:14 If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal to come. Reading the English, I saw that there was a footnote on “renewal” that said it … Continue reading →

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Waiting in Hope; March 8, 2022

Posted on March 13, 2022 by jgarrott

Job 13:15 “Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.” This is rightly one of the most famous verses in the Book of Job. It is a declaration of … Continue reading →

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Fear; February 21, 2022

Posted on February 23, 2022 by jgarrott

2 Timothy 1:7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. As with many other verses in the Bible, I can’t read this without singing it, at least … Continue reading →

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God’s Faithfulness; February 15, 2022

Posted on February 17, 2022 by jgarrott

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful … Continue reading →

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Response to Suffering; February 12, 2022

Posted on February 14, 2022 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 Japanese and the NIV reverse the order of the elements … Continue reading →

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