Tag Archives: time

Time; January 4, 2026

Posted on January 5, 2026 by jgarrott

Exodus 24:18 Then Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. Sometimes what God does seems instantaneous, and sometimes it seems to take time, or even a … Continue reading →

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The Flow of Time; August 9, 2025

Posted on August 10, 2025 by jgarrott

Isaiah 42:9 “See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare;before they spring into being I announce them to you.” Everywhere I read in Isaiah resonates in me, often leaving me at a loss as to what I am to write … Continue reading →

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God’s Perspective; June 4, 2025

Posted on June 5, 2025 by jgarrott

Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. This pattern is frequent in David’s Psalms, where he expresses his need, sometimes using fairly extreme … Continue reading →

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Time and Eternity; April 18, 2025

Posted on April 19, 2025 by jgarrott

John 19:30 When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Just this year I learned, for the first time, that after the Passover lamb was sacrificed in the … Continue reading →

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Mortality; April 4, 2025

Posted on April 5, 2025 by jgarrott

2 Peter 1:13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body. Since contemporary records tell us that Peter was martyred, this statement by him isn’t quite the same as … Continue reading →

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Time Usage; March 19, 2025

Posted on March 20, 2025 by jgarrott

Ephesians 5:15-16 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Careless living is risky indeed. Whether we realize it or not, we are surrounded by the works … Continue reading →

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Change; January 29, 2025

Posted on January 30, 2025 by jgarrott

James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. Every part of James is packed with extremely practical, even hard-hitting, truth, so it’s hard to choose … Continue reading →

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Patience; June 27, 2024

Posted on June 28, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 27:14 Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Using a new Bible that I deliberately haven’t underlined, this Psalm caught me a little bit off guard. It’s actually one of my favorites, and I think in my previous … Continue reading →

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End Times; November 6, 2023

Posted on November 7, 2023 by jgarrott

Romans 13:11-12 And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is … Continue reading →

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God’s Schedule; August 28, 2023

Posted on August 29, 2023 by jgarrott

John 11:5-6 Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. Yet when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days. It is of intense interest that it was precisely because Jesus loved Martha, Mary, … Continue reading →

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