Tag Archives: intellect

Intelligence; November 22, 2025

Posted on November 23, 2025 by jgarrott

Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” Everything evil starts … Continue reading →

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Advice; July 22, 2025

Posted on July 23, 2025 by jgarrott

Proverbs 12:15 The way of fools seems right to them,    but the wise listen to advice. I almost didn’t keep reading, after hitting this first verse in today’s passage. Not all advice is wise, or righteous, or honest, but a refusal … Continue reading →

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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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Human Knowledge; November 11, 2024

Posted on November 12, 2024 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 31:37 “Only if the heavens above can be measured    and the foundations of the earth below be searched outwill I reject all the descendants of Israel    because of all they have done,”declares the Lord. This statement by God through Jeremiah is interesting on … Continue reading →

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Being Smart; September 16, 2024

Posted on September 17, 2024 by jgarrott

Nehemiah 9:20 You gave your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold your manna from their mouths, and you gave them water for their thirst. Differing translations can be fascinating. Where the NIV and other English translations say, “to instruct them,” the … Continue reading →

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Knowledge; October 15, 2022

Posted on October 16, 2022 by jgarrott

Ecclesiastes 8:17 Then I saw all that God has done. No one can comprehend what goes on under the sun. Despite all his efforts to search it out, man cannot discover its meaning. Even if a wise man claims he … Continue reading →

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God’s Sovereignty; March 13, 2022

Posted on March 16, 2022 by jgarrott

Psalm 9:15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. For once I’m writing on a verse I’d not underlined previously! This jumped out at me because it … Continue reading →

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Wisdom; May 10, 2021

Posted on May 14, 2021 by jgarrott

1 Kings 3:9 “So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?” I think that Solomon’s point of greatest wisdom … Continue reading →

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Knowledge; February 12, 2020

Posted on February 15, 2020 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 8:1-3 Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. But … Continue reading →

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Logic; January 7, 2020

Posted on January 10, 2020 by jgarrott

Luke 20:38-39 “He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.” Some of the teachers of the law responded, “Well said, teacher!” I get several things from this. The first is … Continue reading →

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