Tag Archives: grace

October 22, 2016

Posted on October 24, 2016 by jgarrott

Luke 21:34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap.” It struck me as I was reading this just now … Continue reading →

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September 16, 2016

Posted on September 18, 2016 by jgarrott

Joel 2:12-13 “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow … Continue reading →

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September 14, 2016

Posted on September 16, 2016 by jgarrott

Daniel 9:4-5 I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed: “O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with all who love him and obey his commands, we have sinned and done wrong. We … Continue reading →

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July 11, 2016

Posted on July 14, 2016 by jgarrott

Psalm 85:13 Righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps. The first seven verses of this Psalm are a prayer for restoration, and the last six seem to be a record of what the Psalmist heard the … Continue reading →

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May 29, 2016

Posted on May 31, 2016 by jgarrott

Psalm 143:2 Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you. David grew a lot spiritually over the years. In places like 2 Samuel 22:25 (and in several Psalms) he essentially bragged about his … Continue reading →

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May 17, 2016

Posted on May 20, 2016 by jgarrott

Psalm 66:18 If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. English translations of this verse generally put it into past tense – If I had cherished – but the Japanese puts it into the … Continue reading →

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April 22, 2016

Posted on April 24, 2016 by jgarrott

2 Chronicles 32:25 But Hezekiah’s heart was proud and he did not respond to the kindness shown him; therefore the Lord’s wrath was on him and on Judah and Jerusalem. It seems incredible that Hezekiah would have been proud after … Continue reading →

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February 23, 2016

Posted on February 24, 2016 by jgarrott

1 Samuel 1:7 This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the Lord, her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat. One of the distinctive features of the Bible is that … Continue reading →

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July 24, 2015

Posted on July 27, 2015 by jgarrott

Psalm 130:3-4 If you, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared. On the face of it this seems like a somewhat strange statement. If God … Continue reading →

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June 23, 2015

Posted on June 25, 2015 by jgarrott

James 2:12-13 Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment! You would think … Continue reading →

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