Tag Archives: maturity

Patient Endurance; November 23, 2018

Posted on November 25, 2018 by jgarrott

2 Thessalonians 3:5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. Here we have it again: patient endurance/perseverance. That’s not a very popular idea in the Church today! We’re happy to receive God’s love, but the … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Growth; November 9, 2018

Posted on November 11, 2018 by jgarrott

Philippians 3:16 Only let us live up to what we have already attained. The section ahead of this is so glorious that this perhaps gets overlooked much of the time. From verse 7 through 14 Paul expresses his own level … Continue reading →

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Trusting the Holy Spirit; September 21, 2018

Posted on September 22, 2018 by jgarrott

Romans 15:14 I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, complete in knowledge and competent to instruct one another. This is a very interesting statement on the part of Paul to people whom he had … Continue reading →

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April 12, 2017

Posted on April 20, 2017 by jgarrott

Matthew 26:22 They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely not I, Lord?” To me this verse shows the growing spiritual maturity of the disciples. In the first place, they didn’t doubt Him … Continue reading →

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February 22, 2017

Posted on February 25, 2017 by jgarrott

Genesis 48:15-16 Then he blessed Joseph and said, “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, the Angel who has delivered me from all … Continue reading →

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November 24, 2016

Posted on November 27, 2016 by jgarrott

Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. This section of Romans is loaded with pithy aphorisms as guides to life, much like the book of Proverbs. This particular verse is more compact and poetic in … Continue reading →

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October 26, 2016

Posted on October 28, 2016 by jgarrott

John 17:15 “My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.” Often enough, conditions in the world, in life, make us want just to escape. That’s natural, but … Continue reading →

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October 14, 2016

Posted on October 20, 2016 by jgarrott

Luke 5:33-35 They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.” Jesus answered, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while he … Continue reading →

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September 10, 2016

Posted on September 12, 2016 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 42:7 Ten days later the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah. Yesterday’s reading showed that the king was a hypocrite, and today’s story shows that the people were right in step with their king. You have to read … Continue reading →

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February 22, 2016

Posted on February 24, 2016 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 28:15 However, if you do not obey the Lord your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: The list of … Continue reading →

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