Tag Archives: God’s grace

Paradoxes; March 10, 2025

Posted on March 11, 2025 by jgarrott

2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. The Christian life … Continue reading →

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God’s Standards; February 26, 2025

Posted on February 27, 2025 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. … Continue reading →

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Focus; February 24, 2025

Posted on February 25, 2025 by jgarrott

Romans 8:18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. There is so much really rich stuff in this chapter that I think this verse gets overlooked most of … Continue reading →

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Rules; February 21, 2025

Posted on February 22, 2025 by jgarrott

Romans 7:5 For when we were in the realm of the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in us, so that we bore fruit for death. One of the strange things about human beings is that the minute … Continue reading →

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Repentance; February 16, 2025

Posted on February 17, 2025 by jgarrott

John 13:8, 17 “No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”“Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.” I have long loved … Continue reading →

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Light; February 11, 2025

Posted on February 12, 2025 by jgarrott

Luke 11:34-35 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your body also is full of darkness. See to it, then, that the light within … Continue reading →

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Anxiety; February 5, 2025

Posted on February 6, 2025 by jgarrott

Matthew 6:27 “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? It’s interesting that modern medical science says that anxiety actively shortens life. That certainly puts an exclamation point on what Jesus says here! I … Continue reading →

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Being Yoked; January 21, 2025

Posted on January 22, 2025 by jgarrott

2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? This is an important teaching, but a difficult one. As Jesus said, we are in … Continue reading →

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Hypocrisy; January 16, 2025

Posted on January 17, 2025 by jgarrott

Romans 2:19-21 If you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the embodiment … Continue reading →

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Waiting Expectantly; January 1, 2025

Posted on January 2, 2025 by jgarrott

Isaiah 40:30-31 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. As familiar as … Continue reading →

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