Tag Archives: priorities

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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March 22, 2017

Posted on March 25, 2017 by jgarrott

Numbers 18:25-26 The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the Levites and say to them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe I give you as your inheritance, you must present a tenth of that tithe as the Lord’s … Continue reading →

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March 1, 2017

Posted on March 4, 2017 by jgarrott

Exodus 16:8 “Who are we? You are not grumbling against us, but against the Lord.” When leaders are genuinely following God this is a valid defense, but this sort of statement has been misused by dictatorial leaders down through the … Continue reading →

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January 30, 2017

Posted on February 1, 2017 by jgarrott

3 John 1:4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. The older you get, physically and spiritually, the more true this verse is for you. You realize that the only thing … Continue reading →

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January 23, 2017

Posted on January 25, 2017 by jgarrott

James 4:4 You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hatred towards God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard … Continue reading →

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January 10, 2017

Posted on January 14, 2017 by jgarrott

Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured. Here … Continue reading →

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October 13, 2016

Posted on October 20, 2016 by jgarrott

Luke 5:15-16 The news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. At this point Jesus had … Continue reading →

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July 22, 2016

Posted on July 23, 2016 by jgarrott

Psalm 119:18 Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. As I was reading just now this verse jumped out at me and I thought, this is what triggered that hymn! Open My Eyes That I … Continue reading →

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October 4, 2015

Posted on October 6, 2015 by jgarrott

1 Timothy 3:5 If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church? For all the fact that elsewhere Paul touts the advantages of singleness, (1 Corinthians 7) it is clear … Continue reading →

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August 17, 2015

Posted on August 18, 2015 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 29:13-14 “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord. This letter from Jeremiah to the exiles in Babylon is significant for a number … Continue reading →

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