Tag Archives: forgiveness

Putting on Christ; November 25, 2020

Posted on November 29, 2020 by jgarrott

Galatians 3:26-27 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is so much meaning in these verses, and the two that follow, … Continue reading →

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Freedom from Sin; November 3, 2020

Posted on November 6, 2020 by jgarrott

Romans 6:14 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace. Once again I was faced with a real dilemma as to what to write about, because every bit of today’s reading is … Continue reading →

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God’s Grace; October 17, 2020

Posted on October 21, 2020 by jgarrott

Luke 2:40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him. I was struck just now by the fact that Luke used the word, grace, in relation to the … Continue reading →

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Cleansing; October 15, 2020

Posted on October 20, 2020 by jgarrott

 Zechariah 13:1 “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.” As the hymn says, “There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from … Continue reading →

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Trusting God; October 9, 2020

Posted on October 12, 2020 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 31:9 They will come with weeping; they will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water on a level path where they will not stumble, because I am Israel’s father, and Ephraim is … Continue reading →

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Faithfulness; October 4, 2020

Posted on October 7, 2020 by jgarrott

Psalm 145:13 The Lord is faithful to all His promises and loving toward all He has made. I was attracted to this part of the Psalm, but when I went to type in the Japanese it was missing! Then I … Continue reading →

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Forgiving; July 31, 2020

Posted on August 2, 2020 by jgarrott

Mark 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” This is a very interesting incident. It’s the only place I can recall where someone else’ faith was credited for forgiveness. We don’t … Continue reading →

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Giving Credit; July 25, 2020

Posted on July 27, 2020 by jgarrott

Matthew 15:31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel. Performing so many miracles, Jesus naturally got a lot of … Continue reading →

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Authority and Forgiveness; July 14, 2020

Posted on July 16, 2020 by jgarrott

Matthew 9:8 When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to men. We don’t often think about how faith is intertwined with authority. Right now all sorts of things … Continue reading →

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Preaching; July 1, 2020

Posted on July 3, 2020 by jgarrott

Lamentations 2:14 The visions of your prophets were false and worthless; they did not expose your sin to ward off your captivity. The oracles they gave you were false and misleading. Lamentations is not a book we read very often, … Continue reading →

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