Tag Archives: spiritual warfare

Covering; July 14, 2024

Posted on July 15, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 140:7 Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer,    you shield my head in the day of battle. This is linguistically a very interesting verse. Different translations render it differently. Most English translations say something about “day of battle,” or something similar, but the Japanese … Continue reading →

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Influence; July 6, 2024

Posted on July 7, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 69:6 Lord, the Lord Almighty,    may those who hope in you    not be disgraced because of me;God of Israel,    may those who seek you    not be put to shame because of me. This is a prayer of a genuine servant of God. Every time a … Continue reading →

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Righteousness; June 22, 2024

Posted on June 23, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 5:8 Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness    because of my enemies—    make your way straight before me. I have written repeatedly on verse 3, in reference to morning devotions, but this verse is even more famous, having been beautifully set to music. The … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Heresy; June 8, 2024

Posted on June 9, 2024 by jgarrott

Revelation 2:16 “Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.” These people were in a place of intense spiritual warfare, but they didn’t recognize it properly. One of … Continue reading →

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War; April 25, 2024

Posted on April 26, 2024 by jgarrott

Matthew 24:6 “You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.” Human history is in many ways a sequence of … Continue reading →

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Repentance; April 24, 2023

Posted on April 25, 2024 by jgarrott

Matthew 21:31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.” We … Continue reading →

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Practical Repentance; March 12, 2024

Posted on March 13, 2024 by jgarrott

Isaiah 59:20 “The Redeemer will come to those in Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their sins,” declares the Lord. The promise of a Redeemer is to those who will turn from their rebellion against God. The Gospel … Continue reading →

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Hardship; January 12, 2024

Posted on January 13, 2024 by jgarrott

2 Timothy 2:3 Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. I don’t see how anyone who is familiar with the New Testament could be sucked in by the Prosperity Gospel! This admonition by Paul to Timothy … Continue reading →

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Unity in Christ; December 4, 2023

Posted on December 5, 2023 by jgarrott

Galatians 3:26-28 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Warfare; November 29, 2023

Posted on November 30, 2023 by jgarrott

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish … Continue reading →

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