Author Archives: JARoss

1 Samuel 17:40-52 Then, armed only with his shepherd’s staff and sling, he started across the valley to fight the Philistine. Goliath walked out toward David with his shield bearer ahead of him, sneering in contempt at this ruddy-faced boy. “Am I a dog,” he roared at David, “that you come at me with aContinue reading “Grab Your Sling and Choose Your Rocks”

John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it. Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Ephesians 5:11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. Lord, we need you. I recognize that the pain and suffering IContinue reading “A Prayer”

1 Samuel 2:27-31 One day a man of God came to Eli and gave him this message from the Lord: “I revealed myself to your ancestors when the people of Israel were slaves in Egypt. I chose your ancestor Aaron from among all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifices onContinue reading “A Privilege of the Highest Order”

1 Samuel 2:25 But Eli’s sons wouldn’t listen to their father, for the Lord was already planning to put them to death. Sometimes you wonder why certain people can’t be reached. They have already been judged. They have been given every chance possible to change their ways, to move to another path, to be obedientContinue reading “Unrepentant Sin Has Eternal Consequences”

Isaiah 43:18-19 “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. “ Things in your world are changing – rapidly, daily (at times, even hourContinue reading “Behold”

Jeremiah 17:7-8. “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is in the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream,and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green,and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it doesContinue reading “Decide, Then Live Accordingly”

Ruth 2:17—22 So Ruth gathered barley there all day, and when she bet out the grain that evening, it filled an entire basket. She carried it back into town and showed it to her mother-in-law. Ruth also gave her the roasted grain that was left over from her meal. “Where did you gather all thisContinue reading “Develop Those Gifts”

Luke 24:28-31, 41-42, 49  (28-31) By this time they were nearing Emmaus and the end of their journey. Jesus acted as if he were going on, but they begged him, “Stay the night with us, since it is getting late.” So he went home with them. As they sat down to eat, he took theContinue reading “I Will Do What it Takes”

Judges 8:33-34  As soon as Gideon died, the Israelites prostituted themselves by worshiping the images of Baal, making Baal-berith their god. They forgot the Lord their God, who had rescued them from all their enemies surrounding them.  Just as the Israelites, time and time again, turned their backs on me and worshipped other gods, soContinue reading “This is Your Decision”

Leviticus 11:1-13:59 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel.” ….. My people were given many rules by which to live.  Notice, though, they were not given lightly.  The rules you have read today were formed to keep people safe from outbreaks of infectious diseases.  ItContinue reading “Notice My Laws”