Tag Archives: focus

August 17, 2015

Posted on August 18, 2015 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 29:13-14 “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord. This letter from Jeremiah to the exiles in Babylon is significant for a number … Continue reading →

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June 2, 2015

Posted on June 3, 2015 by jgarrott

Luke 18:43 Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God. We’ve had this story, or a very similar one, three times now. What stands out to me in … Continue reading →

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May 19, 2015

Posted on May 20, 2015 by jgarrott

Matthew 15:24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” This strikes many people as a remarkably cold response on the part of Jesus, but it hits me this morning as evidence of Jesus’ very sharp … Continue reading →

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May 18, 2015

Posted on May 19, 2015 by jgarrott

Matthew 12:11-12 He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out? How much more valuable is a man … Continue reading →

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November 24, 2014

Posted on November 25, 2014 by jgarrott

1 Peter 2:16 Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. This verse is the perfect answer to libertarianism. We are indeed created by God to be free, … Continue reading →

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September 6, 2014

Posted on September 8, 2014 by jgarrott

Matthew 6:1 “Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.” In reading this just now the thing that immediately … Continue reading →

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April 16, 2014

Posted on April 20, 2014 by jgarrott

Matthew 26:39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” I don’t … Continue reading →

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February 17, 2014

Posted on February 19, 2014 by jgarrott

Hebrews 2:8-9 In putting everything under him, God left nothing that is not subject to him. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him. But we see Jesus. This passage expresses something that has tormented thinking people … Continue reading →

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December 28, 2013

Posted on December 29, 2013 by jgarrott

Matthew 2:13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is … Continue reading →

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November 21, 2013

Posted on November 23, 2013 by jgarrott

Zechariah 14:9 The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name. We don’t usually think of Zechariah when we think of Last Days prophets, but this … Continue reading →

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