Tag Archives: obeying God

November 6, 2015

Posted on November 8, 2015 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 18:14-15 The nations you will dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery or divination. But as for you, the Lord your God has not permitted you to do so. The Lord your God will raise up for you a … Continue reading →

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September 20, 2015

Posted on September 26, 2015 by jgarrott

Ephesians 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. This introduces one of Paul’s famous tumultuously long, packed, and thoroughly Greek … Continue reading →

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September 17, 2015

Posted on September 19, 2015 by jgarrott

2 Corinthians 5:11 Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. It has long been a mystery to me why so few Christians are active in trying to draw others into the … Continue reading →

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April 24, 2015

Posted on April 25, 2015 by jgarrott

Psalm 123:1-2 I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven. As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her … Continue reading →

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April 1, 2015

Posted on April 3, 2015 by jgarrott

Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” The last part of this verse is very famous, though many people have no real idea where it … Continue reading →

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January 10, 2015

Posted on January 11, 2015 by jgarrott

1 Kings 11:38 If you do whatever I command you and walk in my ways and do what is right in my eyes by keeping my statutes and commands, as David my servant did, I will be with you. I … Continue reading →

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December 1, 2014

Posted on December 3, 2014 by jgarrott

1 John 2:3-4 We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in … Continue reading →

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October 10, 2014

Posted on October 10, 2014 by jgarrott

Romans 8:6-8 The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those … Continue reading →

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September 22, 2014

Posted on September 24, 2014 by jgarrott

Acts 3:12 When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Men of Israel, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?” This is … Continue reading →

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September 7, 2014

Posted on September 8, 2014 by jgarrott

Matthew 6:33 “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” This verse is one of the most familiar in the whole Bible. I have reason to quote it at … Continue reading →

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