Author Archives: JARoss

2 Chronicles 23:16-19. “Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they would be the LORD’S people. And all the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down, and they broke in pieces his altars and his images, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before theContinue reading “Bring Back the Gatekeepers”

 Habakuk 1:2-4 How long, O Lord, must I call for help? But you do not listen! “Violence is everywhere!” I cry, but you do not come to save. Must I forever see these evil deeds? Why must I watch all this misery? Wherever I look, I see destruction and violence. I am surrounded by peopleContinue reading “Stand”

Deuteronomy 33:9-10 “The Levites obeyed your word and guarded your covenant. They were more loyal to you than to their own parents. They ignored their relatives and did not acknowledge their own children. They teach your regulations to Jacob; they give your instructions to Israel.” Be a Levite. Am I telling you to walk awayContinue reading “Be a Levite”

1 John 5:1-5. “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has become a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too. We know we love God’s children if we love God and obey his commandments. Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome. For everyContinue reading “Defeating the Evil in Your World”

Daniel 1:1-2 “During the third year of King Jehoiakim’s reign in Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and beseiged it. The Lord gave him victory over King Jehoiakim of Judah and permitted him to take some of the sacred objects from the Temple of God. So Nebuchadnezzar took them back to the landContinue reading “Will you be a Daniel or a Jehoiakim?”

Hosea 2:2-13  “But now bring charges against Israel – your mother – for she is no longer my wife, and I am no longer her husband. Tell her to remove the prostitute’s makeup from her face and the clothing that exposes her breasts. Otherwise, I will strip her as naked as she was on theContinue reading “Repentance before it’s too late.”

2 Peter 2:15-17, 21 “It is God’s will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you. For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. Respect everyone, and love your Christian brothers and sisters. Fear God, andContinue reading “Our Walk”

Ezekiel 13:18-19 Do you think you can trap others without bringing destruction on yourselves? You bring shame on me among my people for a few handfuls of barley or a piece of bread. By lying to my people who love to listen to lies, you kill those who should not die, and you promise lifeContinue reading “A Warning to the Church”

Luke 12:51-53   “Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I have come to divide people against each other! From now on families will be split apart, three in favor of me, and two against – or two in favor and three against.  Father will be divided against sonContinue reading “The Division That Matters”

Psalm 106:43 “Again and again he rescued them, but they chose to rebel against him, and they were finally destroyed by their sin.” Do you not see that the time is approaching when this will not only be true of individuals, but of entire nations? Your people are dangerously close to this moment when IContinue reading “It is not only individuals that sin….”