Tag Archives: the Word of God

May 12, 2016

Posted on May 13, 2016 by jgarrott

Psalm 42:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. This refrain, which appears again in verse 11 and in … Continue reading →

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May 10, 2016

Posted on May 11, 2016 by jgarrott

Psalm 35:3 Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.” I doubt very much that Psalm 35 is very many people’s favorite Scripture. However, as an article I ran across just yesterday in the Internet said, any time we read … Continue reading →

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March 30, 2016

Posted on April 1, 2016 by jgarrott

1 Samuel 3:7, 21 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh, and there he revealed himself to Samuel through his … Continue reading →

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December 20, 2015

Posted on December 21, 2015 by jgarrott

Luke 1:51 “He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.” As Jesus said, everything bad starts in our hearts, in our minds. (Matthew 15:18-18) That’s why we need to … Continue reading →

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June 14, 2015

Posted on June 17, 2015 by jgarrott

Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. This verse in … Continue reading →

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April 23, 2015

Posted on April 25, 2015 by jgarrott

Psalm 119:130 The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. I really like the Japanese translation here: “When the door of Your Word opens, light shines in.” The image is so clear and so apt! … Continue reading →

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February 10, 2015

Posted on February 16, 2015 by jgarrott

Isaiah 66:2 “This is the one I esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word.” The Bible speaks again and again about the virtues of humility, but here we have God Himself saying that … Continue reading →

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January 18, 2015

Posted on January 19, 2015 by jgarrott

2 Chronicles 36:12 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke the word of the Lord. To this point we have been reading about people humbling … Continue reading →

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November 13, 2014

Posted on November 15, 2014 by jgarrott

Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. Books have been written about who Jesus was and is, and how we personally answer that … Continue reading →

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November 9, 2014

Posted on November 12, 2014 by jgarrott

2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. It is really very interesting that Paul was … Continue reading →

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