Tag Archives: trusting God

January 25, 2013

Posted on January 26, 2013 by jgarrott

Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. The world conspires to rob us of peace. Japanese uses different terms for external peace and inner peace, and the term for … Continue reading →

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January 22, 2013

Posted on January 24, 2013 by jgarrott

Proverbs 29:25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe. This thought is expressed many times in the Bible and it’s certainly true, even though it runs counter to what … Continue reading →

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January 14, 2013

Posted on January 17, 2013 by jgarrott

reProverbs 16:20 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD. The Japanese is so much better than the NIV for this verse! Where the NIV says, “Gives heed to instruction,” the Japanese says, … Continue reading →

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January 9, 2013

Posted on January 12, 2013 by jgarrott

Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. Here we have presented, in rather blunt, graphic terms, the danger in relying only on human judgment. Where the English … Continue reading →

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December 10, 2012

Posted on December 11, 2012 by jgarrott

Isaiah 49:4 But I said, “I have labored to no purpose; I have spent my strength in vain and for nothing. Yet what is due me is in the LORD’s hand, and my reward is with my God.” Probably every … Continue reading →

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December 2, 2012

Posted on December 3, 2012 by jgarrott

Genesis 22:14 So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.” This is a rightly famous verse from a rightly famous story. That … Continue reading →

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November 13, 2012

Posted on November 16, 2012 by jgarrott

Psalm 125:1-2 Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people both now and forevermore. Just as it says in Psalm … Continue reading →

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November 4, 2012

Posted on November 4, 2012 by jgarrott

Psalm 116:10 I believed; [even when] I said, “I am greatly afflicted.” In the NIV this translation is given only as a footnote, but this is how the Japanese renders it, and this way it says something very important. Some … Continue reading →

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November 3, 2012

Posted on November 4, 2012 by jgarrott

Psalm 112:1 Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands. Many of the Psalms speak of “fearing the Lord,” and here we have a specific example of what that means. … Continue reading →

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October 30, 2012

Posted on October 30, 2012 by jgarrott

Psalm 94:8, 9, 15 Take heed, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise? Does he who implanted the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see? Judgment will again be founded … Continue reading →

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