Tag Archives: plans

Visiting; October 11, 2025

Posted on October 12, 2025 by jgarrott

Romans 15:32 so that I may come to you with joy, by God’s will, and in your company be refreshed. All sorts of results are possible when people visit each other, and Paul is rightly praying that his planned visit to Rome … Continue reading →

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God’s Plans and Ours; July 26, 2025

Posted on July 27, 2025 by jgarrott

Proverbs 27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow,    for you do not know what a day may bring. This of course brings to mind James saying much the same thing, with the very wise instruction, “You ought to say, ‘If it is the … Continue reading →

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Trusting God; June 30, 2024

Posted on July 1, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 31:14-15 But I trust in you, Lord;    I say, “You are my God.”My times are in your hands;    deliver me from the hands of my enemies,    from those who pursue me. David’s emotions certainly fluctuated, at least as he recorded them in his Psalms. However, … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow; May 22, 2023

Posted on May 23, 2023 by jgarrott

Proverbs 27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. On one level this goes without saying, but much of the time we act like it’s not true. Making plans isn’t bad, … Continue reading →

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Living Testimony; January 30, 2023

Posted on February 1, 2023 by jgarrott

2 Corinthians 6:3 We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited. In one sense Christians are not to care what people think of them, because we live for the approval of God, … Continue reading →

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Various Hopes; April 4, 2022

Posted on April 12, 2022 by jgarrott

Proverbs 11:7 When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes; all he expected from his power comes to nothing. Not all hopes are the same. We have countless examples of people whose evil plans, both big and small, were dashed … Continue reading →

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Confirmation; April 29, 2021

Posted on May 2, 2021 by jgarrott

Judges 6:36-37 Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised– look, I will place a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the … Continue reading →

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Plans; November 15, 2020

Posted on November 17, 2020 by jgarrott

2 Corinthians 1:17 When I planned this, did I do it lightly? Or do I make my plans in a worldly manner so that in the same breath I say, “Yes, yes” and “No, no”? Changes of plans are always … Continue reading →

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Time and Schedules; January 30, 2019

Posted on February 1, 2019 by jgarrott

Mark 11:11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve. It just struck me, reading this, that Jesus wasn’t in a … Continue reading →

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Faithfulness; October 26, 2018

Posted on October 29, 2018 by jgarrott

Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians is incredibly loaded with vital, deep truth. The first part of this verse is something … Continue reading →

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