Tag Archives: obedience to God

May 31, 2014

Posted on June 4, 2014 by jgarrott

Psalm 145:18 The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. This Psalm is significant in that David, a king, starts out by calling God his King, but the whole rest … Continue reading →

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February 18, 2014

Posted on February 19, 2014 by jgarrott

Hebrews 6:12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. Salvation is by grace through faith, (Ephesians 2:8-10) but we are not to be passive about … Continue reading →

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November 2, 2013

Posted on November 11, 2013 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 33:3 “`Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’” I have heard this verse quoted numbers of times, mostly by people who had little idea what they were … Continue reading →

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November 1, 2013

Posted on November 11, 2013 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 32:27 “I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?” I love this interaction between Jeremiah and the Lord. Jeremiah has been obedient to the Lord, but in verse 25 he essentially says, … Continue reading →

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October 29, 2013

Posted on November 2, 2013 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 26:14 As for me, I am in your hands; do with me whatever you think is good and right. The greatness of Jeremiah rested on a clear-eyed commitment to God that made him ready for martyrdom. Tradition has it … Continue reading →

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June 17, 2013

Posted on June 18, 2013 by jgarrott

Psalm 81:10 I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it. Ever since I heard the story, I can’t read this verse without thinking of the Christian … Continue reading →

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May 27, 2013

Posted on June 2, 2013 by jgarrott

James 2:26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. Martin Luther was so consumed by his rediscovery that we are saved by faith that he called James a “book of straw.” However, it … Continue reading →

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May 22, 2013

Posted on May 24, 2013 by jgarrott

Hebrews 5:13-14 Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. Back in … Continue reading →

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May 8, 2013

Posted on May 11, 2013 by jgarrott

Ephesians 4:17, 32 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each … Continue reading →

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May 5, 2013

Posted on May 8, 2013 by jgarrott

Galatians 3:24 So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. There isn’t an English term that exactly corresponds to the term in the Greek, but Japanese has one that … Continue reading →

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