Tag Archives: restoration

Returning to God; September 4, 2025

Posted on September 5, 2025 by jgarrott

Zechariah 9:12 Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope;    even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you. This chapter is most famous for verse 9, which was fulfilled on Palm Sunday as Jesus entered Jerusalem, but I … Continue reading →

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Repentance; April 13, 2025

Posted on April 14, 2025 by jgarrott

Luke 22:62 And he went outside and wept bitterly. The contrast between Peter and Judas is sharp. Judas, recognizing what he had done, tried to take responsibility, fix the situation, if you will, by killing himself. (Matthew 27:5) Peter knew … Continue reading →

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Passing On Blessings; March 26, 2024

Posted on March 27, 2024 by jgarrott

Luke 22:31-32 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” The fact that the English “you” … Continue reading →

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Belonging to God; December 9, 2023

Posted on December 10, 2023 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. I hesitated to write on this because it is our Verse for the Year in this … Continue reading →

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People Being Restored; September 13, 2023

Posted on September 14, 2023 by jgarrott

Acts 1:14 They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. This is in a way a very comforting verse to me, because it marks the point from … Continue reading →

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Restoration; May 12, 2022

Posted on May 16, 2022 by jgarrott

Zechariah 9:12 Return to your fortress, O prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you. This verse has been loved as a promise of restoration ever since it was recorded, but it … Continue reading →

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The Light of Hope; January 1, 2022

Posted on January 8, 2022 by jgarrott

Isaiah 60:2-3 See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness; June 9, 2021

Posted on June 12, 2021 by jgarrott

Job 42:10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before. We are often very slow to realize that blessing others results in our blessing. Here, … Continue reading →

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Weeds in the Church; February 28, 2021

Posted on March 2, 2021 by jgarrott

Matthew 13:29 “‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them.’” It’s very difficult to pull out one verse from this parable, because all seven verses are very much part of … Continue reading →

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Righteousness; January 25, 2021

Posted on January 27, 2021 by jgarrott

Psalm 85:13 Righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps. Yesterday in our service we sang a song by Noriko Sasaki based on Hosea 10:12 that I translated into English several years ago, and it has been … Continue reading →

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