Author Archives: JARoss

Matthew 28:11-15 As the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and told the leading priests what had happened. A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe. They told the soldiers, “You must say, ‘Jesus’ disciples came during the nightContinue reading “Deceived”

Matthew 27:15-21. Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner to the crowd- anyone they wanted. This year there was a notorious prisoner, a man named Barabbas. As the crowds gathered before Pilate’s house that morning, he asked them, “Which one do you want me to releaseContinue reading “Delusions”

Exodus 34:12-16  “Be very careful never to make a treaty with the people who live in the land where you are going. If you do, you will follow their evil ways and be trapped. Instead, you must break down their pagan altars, smash their sacred pillars, and cut down their Asherah poles. You must worshipContinue reading “You Must Choose Now”

Joshua 1:8-9 “Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. This is my command – be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord yourContinue reading “Abide in Me”

Psalm 74:1-23. In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame!In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me!Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come;you have given the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.Continue reading “All Is Not Lost”

Deuteronomy 30:2-4, 6  “If at that time you and your children return to the Lord your God, and if you obey with all your heart and all your soul all the commands I have given you today, then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather youContinue reading “Restoration Happens”

Deuteronomy 29:1, 9 “These are the terms of the covenant the Lord commanded Moses to make with the Israelites while they were in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant he had made with them at Mount Sinai. …. Therefore, obey the terms of this covenant so that you will prosper in everythingContinue reading “Covenants”

Deuteronomy 49-50 “The Lord will bring a distant nation against you from the end of the earth, and it will swoop down on you like a vulture. It is a nation whose language you do not understand, a fierce and heartless nation that shows no respect for the old and no pity for the young.”Continue reading “A Fierce and Heartless Nation”

Deuteronomy 28:33-34 “A foreign nation you have never heard about will eat the crops you worked so hard to grow. You will suffer under constant oppression and harsh treatment. You will go mad because of all the tragedy you see around you.”   A foreign nation you have never heard about – you have beenContinue reading “A Foreign Nation”

Luke 10:1-12 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Go! I am sending you outContinue reading “Harvest Workers”