Tag Archives: trouble

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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Joy in God’s Word; July 15, 2025

Posted on July 16, 2025 by jgarrott

Psalm 119:111 Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. Verse 11 and verse 105 are the most famous in this longest chapter in the Bible, and reasonably so, but we should not let the familiar … Continue reading →

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Values and Goals; March 22, 2025

Posted on March 23, 2025 by jgarrott

Philippians 3:7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. From here through the end of the chapter is a magnificent exposition of Christian values and priorities. All the things the world values – … Continue reading →

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God’s Supply; March 8, 2025

Posted on March 9, 2025 by jgarrott

2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. I have no idea how many times I’ve quoted this verse! Along with John 16:33 it has given me … Continue reading →

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Objective Truth; November 12, 2024

Posted on November 13, 2024 by jgarrott

Lamentations 3:21-22 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. This passage is very familiar, having been set to music, but we seldom read the first part … Continue reading →

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True Success; September 17, 2024

Posted on September 18, 2024 by jgarrott

Job 11:17 Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning. I somewhat regret including this passage in the Scripture readings, because it is nothing but platitudes. That’s the tricky thing about reading Job: you have to be … Continue reading →

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Unconditional Faith; July 30, 2024

Posted on July 31, 2024 by jgarrott

Habakkuk 3:19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. From verse 17 on, this is one of the most beautiful declarations of faith in the whole Bible. … Continue reading →

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Yielding Our Way to God; July 15, 2024

Posted on July 16, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 142:3 When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way. The attribution of this Psalm says it was written when David was “in the cave,” that is, fleeing from Saul. That was indeed a very … Continue reading →

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Focus; July 5, 2024

Posted on July 6, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 57:7 My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music. I get the distinct impression that David wrote this, not when he got news about Saul’s forces, but when God spoke his deliverance into … Continue reading →

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Optimism; July 1, 2024

Posted on July 2, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 40:17 But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me.You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay. The first several verses of this Psalm are so familiar that I wanted to … Continue reading →

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