Author Archives: JARoss

Isaiah 45:18-19 For the Lord is God, and he created the heavens and earth and put everything in place. He made the world to be lived in, not to be a place of empty chaos. “I am the Lord,” he says, “and there is no other. I publicly proclaim bold promises. I do not whisperContinue reading “Help Them.”

Isaiah 45:11-12 This is what the Lord says – the Holy One of Israel and your Creator: “Do you question what I do for my children? Do you give me orders about the work of my hands? I am the one who made the earth and created people to live on it. With my handsContinue reading “I am, and I do.”

Isaiah 37:28 “But I know you well – where you stay and when you come and go. I know the way you have raged against me. And because of your raging against me and your arrogance, which I have heard for myself, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in yourContinue reading “They Will Not Succeed”

Isaiah 37:6 This is what the Lord says: Do not be disturbed by this blasphemous speech against me from the Assyrian king’s messengers. And so I say to you, do not be disturbed by the blatant evil that surrounds you. Do not be disturbed by those who speak against me, who blaspheme my name. DoContinue reading “Do Not Be Disturbed”

Psalm 50:16-23 But God says to the wicked: “Why bother reciting my decrees and pretending to obey my covenant? For you refuse my discipline and treat my words like trash. When you see thieves, you approve of them, and you spend your time with adulterers. Your mouth is filled with wickedness, and your tongue isContinue reading “Repent”

*Not an easy message to receive. But a timely one. These are dark days and my focus needs to shift. I chose David to be king of my people. So, did he immediately become king and all was easy? No. He was hated by Saul, whom he served well. He had to flee as SaulContinue reading “The Center”

Psalm 36:1-4 Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God at all. In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are. Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do good. They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots. TheirContinue reading “Stand”

1 Chronicles 22:6-10.  Then he called for Solomon his son and charged him to build a house for the Lord, the God of Israel. David said to Solomon, “My son, I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God. But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood andContinue reading “Listen for Me”

Ezra 9:6-7 “O my God, I am utterly ashamed; I blush to lift my up face to you. For our sins are piled higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached to the heavens. From the days of our ancestors until now, we have been steeped in sin. That is why we and ourContinue reading “Steeped in Sin”

Ezra 8:23 So we fasted and earnestly prayed that our God would take care of us, and he heard our prayer. I haven’t changed since the days of Ezra. If you – if your people – would fast and earnestly seek me, I will answer. Earnestly. That is the key. Not just seek me inContinue reading “Earnestly”