Tag Archives: God’s grace

Redemption; August 8, 2019

Posted on August 9, 2019 by jgarrott

Psalm 51:10-11 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Psalm 51 is unique in several ways. In the … Continue reading →

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Hope; August 4, 2019

Posted on August 7, 2019 by jgarrott

Psalm 42:11 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. This refrain, repeated from verse 5 and repeated again in … Continue reading →

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Hubris; August 1, 2019

Posted on August 4, 2019 by jgarrott

Psalm 36:1-2 An oracle is within my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes. For in his own eyes he flatters himself too much to detect or hate his sin. A … Continue reading →

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Churchese; July 28, 2019

Posted on July 30, 2019 by jgarrott

Psalm 31:23-24 Love the Lord, all his saints! The Lord preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full. Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord. David had experienced God’s grace and mercy … Continue reading →

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Guidance; July 26, 2019

Posted on July 28, 2019 by jgarrott

Psalm 25:12 Who, then, is the man that fears the Lord? He will instruct him in the way chosen for him. Where the NIV says, “the way chosen for him,” the Japanese says, “the way he should choose.” That difference … Continue reading →

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Dependence on God; July 24, 2019

Posted on July 27, 2019 by jgarrott

Psalms 18:1 I love you, O Lord, my strength. David was at his best when he recognized his dependence on God. Actually, that can be said of anyone! We human beings have the odd conceit that we can get by … Continue reading →

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When God Seems Distant; July 23, 2019

Posted on July 25, 2019 by jgarrott

Psalm 13:5-6 But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, for he has been good to me. The past few days it has come out how David heard from … Continue reading →

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Worship; July 14, 2019

Posted on July 19, 2019 by jgarrott

2 Chronicles 7:3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the Lord above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the … Continue reading →

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An Old Fool; July 12, 2019

Posted on July 14, 2019 by jgarrott

1 Kings 11:4 As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been. To me, this betrayal … Continue reading →

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If, Then; July 3, 2019

Posted on July 7, 2019 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 11:13-14 So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today—to love the Lord your God and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul—then I will send rain on your land in … Continue reading →

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