Tag Archives: God’s plan

The Church; November 12, 2020

Posted on November 13, 2020 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple. The Japanese … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Trusting God; November 5, 2020

Posted on November 7, 2020 by jgarrott

Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. That this would be the passage for today shows God’s foreknowledge and perfect … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mad at God; October 14, 2020

Posted on October 19, 2020 by jgarrott

Jonah 4:1 But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry. It strikes me that Jonah is a fairly extreme example of God using imperfect human beings. As is common with us all, Jonah wanted to call the shots, to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Calling; March 3, 2020

Posted on March 6, 2020 by jgarrott

Ephesians 4:1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. When it comes to Ephesians, I feel like writing a whole devotional on each verse! It’s no … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Gospel; April 15, 2019

Posted on April 18, 2019 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 15:3-4 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

God’s Eternal Plans; April 2, 2018

Posted on April 4, 2018 by jgarrott

Luke 24:27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. Every true Bible scholar would love to have a detailed record of what Jesus told those two … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Recovering from Mistakes; July 28, 2017

Posted on August 1, 2017 by jgarrott

2 Kings 8:4 The king was talking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, and had said, “Tell me about all the great things Elisha has done.” Sometimes the Old Testament narrative leaves questions about chronology. It seems … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

June 11, 2015

Posted on June 14, 2015 by jgarrott

Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Many, many people wonder about the reason for their existence, and here we have it in … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

January 20, 2015

Posted on January 23, 2015 by jgarrott

Job 40:6-7 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm: “Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.” What comes across to me here is not anger, but maybe even wry amusement. … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

December 14, 2014

Posted on December 17, 2014 by jgarrott

Isaiah 53:6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. This is perhaps the first verse I can remember having … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment