Tag Archives: trusting God

Enlightenment; January 26, 2026

Posted on January 27, 2026 by jgarrott

Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Sometimes in David’s Psalms the speaker switches, and I think that is the case here. To me, this is … Continue reading →

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Patience; January 25, 2026

Posted on January 26, 2026 by jgarrott

Psalm 27:14 Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. I can’t read this Psalm without music rising in my heart and mind, because of all the wonderful songs that have been created from it. The Japanese translation of this … Continue reading →

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Salvation; January 15, 2026

Posted on January 16, 2026 by jgarrott

2 Samuel 22:36 You make your saving help my shield; your help has made me great. Different translations render this verse in a variety of ways, with varying impact to the reader. However, the point is that the omnipotent Creator cares incredibly … Continue reading →

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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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Training; January 2, 2026

Posted on January 3, 2026 by jgarrott

Exodus 4:12 “Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.” It is very instructive that Moses, the great leader of the people, had to be trained to do the job. No one in history has … Continue reading →

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New; January 1, 2026

Posted on January 2, 2026 by jgarrott

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! Some years I really have to seek the Lord for what the Verse for the Year should be, but this time … Continue reading →

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Mary’s Faith; December 22, 2025

Posted on December 23, 2025 by jgarrott

Luke 1:45 “Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” I don’t know how many times I’ve written on this verse, but it’s a lot. Even so, it still hits me every time … Continue reading →

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Trusting God; December 20, 2025

Posted on December 21, 2025 by jgarrott

Luke 1:18 Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.” I have heard various discussions as to the difference between Zechariah’s response to Gabriel and … Continue reading →

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Christus Victor; December 17, 2025

Posted on December 18, 2025 by jgarrott

Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious,lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. This of course is the verse Jesus famously fulfilled on Palm Sunday, but it … Continue reading →

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The Atonement; December 7, 2025

Posted on December 8, 2025 by jgarrott

Isaiah 53:5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities;the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. The last line of this verse is often quoted, particularly since Peter did so in his first … Continue reading →

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