Tag Archives: knowing God

Hope; December 12, 2025

Posted on December 13, 2025 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 31:13 Then young women will dance and be glad,    young men and old as well.I will turn their mourning into gladness;    I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow. I learned this verse, set to music, over 50 years ago, and it … Continue reading →

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Priests; July 17, 2025

Posted on July 18, 2025 by jgarrott

Psalm 132:16 I will clothe her priests with salvation,    and her faithful people will ever sing for joy. Reading the Bible in different languages gets really interesting at times. This is a passage I’m quite familiar with, because verses 14-16 have been … Continue reading →

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Wisdom; May 29, 2025

Posted on May 30, 2025 by jgarrott

Psalm 14:1 The fool says in his heart,    “There is no God.”They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;    there is no one who does good. I couldn’t begin to count how many times I heard or read the first line of this verse … Continue reading →

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Seeing God’s Face; May 24, 2025

Posted on May 25, 2025 by jgarrott

Job 33:26 then that person can pray to God and find favor with him,    they will see God’s face and shout for joy;    he will restore them to full well-being. Oh the joy of seeing God’s face! This isn’t something we see … Continue reading →

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Integrity; May 6, 2025

Posted on May 7, 2025 by jgarrott

1 Samuel 2:3 “Do not keep talking so proudly    or let your mouth speak such arrogance,for the Lord is a God who knows,    and by him deeds are weighed.” The verse ahead of this is dearly loved and set to music, but this verse also … Continue reading →

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Believing Moses; January 3, 2025

Posted on January 4, 2025 by jgarrott

John 5:46-47 “If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?” This hit me like a load of bricks, … Continue reading →

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The Creator; December 30, 2024

Posted on December 31, 2024 by jgarrott

Isaiah 40:21 Do you not know?    Have you not heard?Has it not been told you from the beginning?    Have you not understood since the earth was founded? This is a rhetorical question, but a very important one that needs to keep being asked every … Continue reading →

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Seeking God; December 20, 2024

Posted on December 21, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 27:8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”    Your face, Lord, I will seek. I have long loved this verse, and have written on it countless times. However, it still resonates within me every time I read it. Different translations … Continue reading →

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Progressive Revelation; November 24, 2024

Posted on November 25, 2024 by jgarrott

Luke 1:74-75 “to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,    and to enable us to serve him without fear     in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.” This expresses the purpose of salvation, in the short term, at any rate. Actually, Zechariah … 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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