Author Archives: JARoss

Exodus 5:2 “Is that so?” retorted Pharaoh. “And who is the Lord? Why should I listen to him and let Israel go? I don’t know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go.”  The attitude you see today in those who refuse to acknowledge me, who refuse to believe in me, it is nothingContinue reading “Choices”

Exodus 10:23 “During all that time the people could not see each other, and no one moved. But there was light as usual where the people of Israel lived.” Spiritually, this is what life is like without me. Darkness. People who are in the dark are unable to truly see anything. They may perceive thingsContinue reading “Darkness, Blindness…”

Matthew 16:17 “Jesus replied, ‘You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.’”  You may testify about me. You may give your story of my work in your life. But, that is not what turns a man’s heartContinue reading “Leave It To Me”

Joshua 4:24 “He did this so that all nations of the earth might know that the Lord’s hand is powerful, and so you might fear the Lord your God forever.”   And so it is about to be. I will work in a way that no one will be able to deny that I amContinue reading “The Lord’s Hand is Powerful”

Joshua 1:5 “No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you.” Moses was my servant. Did he perform what I asked perfectly? No. He tried to talk me out of usingContinue reading “Will You Step Up?”

Luke 13:1-21 “He also asked, ‘What else is the Kingdom of God like? It is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough’” You worry that you will not reach enough people. You worryContinue reading “Tiny Mustard Seeds”

Luke 12:35-36. “Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning, as though you were waiting for your master to return from the wedding feast. Then you will be ready to open the door and let him in the moment he arrives and knocks.”  This is what I expect of you. Be prepared at allContinue reading “Be Dressed for Service”

33:27, 29 “The eternal God is your refuge, and His everlasting arms are under you. He drives out the enemy before you; He cries out, ‘Destroy them!’…He is your protecting shield and your triumphant sword! Your enemies will cringe before you, and you will stomp on their backs!’ ” I am here. I am theContinue reading “I Am Here”

Psalm 78: 56-59 “But they kept testing and rebelling against God Most High. They did not obey his laws. They turned back and were as faithless as their parents. They were as undependable as a crooked bow. They angered God by building shrines to their gods; they made him jealous with their idols. When GodContinue reading “Faithless”

Leviticus 26:12-13  “I will walk among you; I will be your God, and you will be my people. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so you would no longer be their slaves. I broke the yoke of slavery from your neck so you can walk withContinue reading “How Quickly You Forget”