Tag Archives: obeying God

May 13, 2017

Posted on May 17, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 30:14 No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so that you may obey it. This statement of Moses is particularly famous among Christians because Paul quoted it. (Romans 10:8) In … Continue reading →

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May 11, 2017

Posted on May 13, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 28:2 All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God. This list of blessings is well known, and certainly seems attractive. A few of the things are so specifically agrarian that … Continue reading →

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April 30, 2017

Posted on May 2, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 11:26-28 See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse— the blessing if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today; the curse if you disobey the commands of … Continue reading →

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April 27, 2017

Posted on April 29, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 8:3 He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes … Continue reading →

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April 11, 2017

Posted on April 17, 2017 by jgarrott

John 13:17 “Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.” I have lost track of how many passages talk about both faith and works, knowledge and action. Lots of passages focus on one or … Continue reading →

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March 28, 2017

Posted on March 31, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 1:42 But the Lord said to me, “Tell them, ‘Do not go up and fight, because I will not be with you. You will be defeated by your enemies.’” We are so foolish! We fail to do what God … Continue reading →

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March 26, 2017

Posted on March 28, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 1:8 “See, I have given you this land. Go in and take possession of the land that the Lord swore he would give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.” God supplies, but in … Continue reading →

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March 2, 2017

Posted on March 5, 2017 by jgarrott

Exodus 16:17-18 The Israelites did as they were told; some gathered much, some little. And when they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gathered little did not have too … Continue reading →

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February 19, 2017

Posted on February 22, 2017 by jgarrott

Genesis 41:37-38 The plan seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his officials. So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God?” I’d have to say Pharaoh showed some real … Continue reading →

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February 7, 2017

Posted on February 13, 2017 by jgarrott

Genesis 15:6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. This short verse is one of the foundation stones of the entire Bible. Paul goes on about it at some length in Romans 4, and it … Continue reading →

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