Tag Archives: belonging

Aliens and Strangers; January 26, 2024

Posted on January 27, 2024 by jgarrott

Hebrews 11:13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on … Continue reading →

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Christ’s Kingdom; June 15, 2022

Posted on June 20, 2022 by jgarrott

Colossians 1:13-14 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. This isn’t how we usually think about salvation, … Continue reading →

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Belonging; June 11, 2022

Posted on June 15, 2022 by jgarrott

Ephesians 2:19-20 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. Every human … Continue reading →

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Truth; April 14, 2022

Posted on April 18, 2022 by jgarrott

John 18:37-38 “Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” “What is truth?” Pilate asked. Pilate was very much a man of the 21st Century, despite having lived so long ago. In recent decades the devil has been remarkably … Continue reading →

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Isolation; June 22, 2021

Posted on June 24, 2021 by jgarrott

Psalm 61:2 From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Verses six and seven indicate that David was already king when … Continue reading →

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The Love of God; February 8, 2021

Posted on February 10, 2021 by jgarrott

Isaiah 43:4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and I love you… Multiple Japanese translations isolate this from the second half of the verse, leaving out the conjunctions the NIV inserts, which makes me think the Hebrew … Continue reading →

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Identity; November 13, 2019

Posted on November 15, 2019 by jgarrott

Isaiah 63:16 But you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us or Israel acknowledge us; you, O Lord, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name. This verse would seem to be one of particular … Continue reading →

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Rejection and Acceptance; February 8, 2019

Posted on February 13, 2019 by jgarrott

John 1:10-11 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Everyone has a deep … Continue reading →

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Identity; October 20, 2018

Posted on October 21, 2018 by jgarrott

Galatians 3:7 Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham. This was an earth-shaking statement back in the 1st Century, and it still is to Jews today. Their whole identity, then and now, was/is wrapped up in physical … Continue reading →

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Belonging; February 6, 2018

Posted on February 10, 2018 by jgarrott

Isaiah 63:16 But you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us or Israel acknowledge us; you, O Lord, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name. Everyone has a fundamental need to be acknowledged, to … Continue reading →

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