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January 22, 2016

Posted on January 23, 2016 by jgarrott

Lamentations 3:57-58 You came near when I called you, and you said, “Do not fear. O Lord, you took up my case; you redeemed my life. When Jeremiah was in the depths of grief and despair because of the destruction … Continue reading →

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October 7, 2015

Posted on October 8, 2015 by jgarrott

1 Timothy 6:11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. In context, the “all of this” here is talking about the things mentioned from verse 3 through verse 10. … Continue reading →

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July 29, 2015

Posted on July 31, 2015 by jgarrott

Proverbs 11:7 When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes; all he expected from his power comes to nothing. Once again we are faced with the difference between a temporal perspective and an eternal perspective. Those who decline to follow … Continue reading →

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June 22, 2015

Posted on June 23, 2015 by jgarrott

Hebrews 10:25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. The devil has been working to keep people … Continue reading →

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June 9, 2015

Posted on June 11, 2015 by jgarrott

2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. As is frequently the case, I had real difficulty choosing what part of 1 Corinthians 4 … Continue reading →

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May 6, 2015

Posted on May 6, 2015 by jgarrott

Daniel 9:14 The Lord did not hesitate to bring the disaster upon us, for the Lord our God is righteous in everything he does; yet we have not obeyed him. God is gracious and merciful, but He is also totally … Continue reading →

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January 20, 2015

Posted on January 23, 2015 by jgarrott

Job 40:6-7 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm: “Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.” What comes across to me here is not anger, but maybe even wry amusement. … Continue reading →

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August 9, 2014

Posted on August 10, 2014 by jgarrott

Ezekiel 13:23 “I will save my people from your hands. And then you will know that I am the Lord.” This brings to mind what is going on in Israel right now. I have read reports of members of Hamas … Continue reading →

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June 29, 2014

Posted on July 1, 2014 by jgarrott

Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. The first part of this verse is justly … Continue reading →

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April 3, 2013

Posted on April 5, 2013 by jgarrott

John 20:31 But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name. Here we have John’s motivation for writing, which is … Continue reading →

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