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February 25, 2016

Posted on February 26, 2016 by jgarrott

Psalms 38:9 All my longings lie open before you, O Lord: my sighing is not hidden from you. This verse brings to mind Jesus’ statement just before He taught His disciples what we call the Lord’s Prayer. “Your Father knows … Continue reading →

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January 27, 2016

Posted on January 30, 2016 by jgarrott

Daniel 10:12 Then he continued, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to … Continue reading →

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December 19, 2015

Posted on December 21, 2015 by jgarrott

Luke 1:45 “Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!” The Japanese for this verse brings out two nuances that are missing from the English, or the NIV at least. The … Continue reading →

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November 15, 2015

Posted on November 16, 2015 by jgarrott

1 Samuel 12:23 “As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right.” I would imagine that … Continue reading →

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November 11, 2015

Posted on November 12, 2015 by jgarrott

Joshua 10:13-14 The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to a man. Surely … Continue reading →

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September 12, 2015

Posted on September 13, 2015 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 13:12 Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. There are two … Continue reading →

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September 8, 2015

Posted on September 12, 2015 by jgarrott

Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Once again I’m thankful to be reading this in multiple languages, since I’m not reading it in the original Greek. In the first of the three sections of … Continue reading →

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August 21, 2015

Posted on August 22, 2015 by jgarrott

Ezekiel 37:3, 10 He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said, “O Sovereign Lord, you alone know.” So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on … Continue reading →

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July 16, 2015

Posted on July 17, 2015 by jgarrott

Psalms 65:2-3 O you who hear prayer, to you all men will come.  When we were overwhelmed by sins,you forgave our transgressions. The fact that God hears prayer is of extraordinary importance. As it says here, “all flesh” seeks such … Continue reading →

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June 29, 2015

Posted on June 30, 2015 by jgarrott

2 John 1:4 It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us. The more I think about this verse the more I am struck by it. The … Continue reading →

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