Tag Archives: knowing God

Rest; April 25, 2023

Posted on April 26, 2023 by jgarrott

Psalm 62:5 Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. Rest can seem like a rare commodity at times. The Japanese expresses the first line as, “My soul is quiet, just waiting expectantly for God.” … Continue reading →

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God’s Grace; March 24, 2023

Posted on March 25, 2023 by jgarrott

Psalm 21:7 For the king trusts in the Lord; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken. This Psalm says it is “A Psalm of David,” but virtually everything about it seems like it was … Continue reading →

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Light in Darkness; March 22, 2023

Posted on March 23, 2023 by jgarrott

Psalm 18:28 You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. The section from verse 25 through verse 36 is completely underlined, and there are several songs that run through my mind as I read … Continue reading →

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Faith; March 2, 2023

Posted on March 3, 2023 by jgarrott

Genesis 15:6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. As Paul realized, this is one of the most important verses in the Old Testament. Long before the Law was given through Moses, the Lord sought … Continue reading →

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God’s Truth; January 3, 2023

Posted on January 4, 2023 by jgarrott

Luke 8:10He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that,“‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’” This is … Continue reading →

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Names; December 23, 2022

Posted on December 24, 2022 by jgarrott

Matthew 1:23 “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” –which means, “God with us.” I don’t know that Jesus was ever addressed as Immanuel while He walked this … Continue reading →

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Our Perception of Christ; December 19, 2022

Posted on December 20, 2022 by jgarrott

Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. Just yesterday in Children’s Church I was talking about how nobody could see God before Jesus was born, but His birth changed that. Some people, … 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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Love; September 22, 2022

Posted on September 29, 2022 by jgarrott

Psalm 107:43 Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the Lord. Once again where the NIV says “love,” the Japanese says, “grace.” The Japanese term is also used for blessings in general, so … Continue reading →

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Memory; September 20, 2022

Posted on September 28, 2022 by jgarrott

Psalm 106:12-13 Then they believed his promises and sang his praise. But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel. This Psalm is one of several condensed histories of Israel found in Psalms, and … Continue reading →

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