Feb
15
Drawing From the Well
By Jan Ross | Comments Off
The prophet Isaiah said, “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation” (Isaiah 12:2-3).
If God is truly our salvation, we must trust, and not be afraid that the God we trust in will fail us. Is the Lord Jehovah our salvation? Then he will be our strength and our song. He surely will strengthen us with all might by His Spirit for He is our strength. We can depend upon him to comfort us in all our tribulations for He is our song! He will put a song in our hearts even in the darkest hours we walk through.
Jan
19
Hiding From or Hidden In?
By Jan Ross | Comments Off
For continual updates regarding Heart of God Haiti, please watch the website. We saw literal miracles yesterday … you’ve got to read how God used an “Angel”.
Many people have the fear that if they ever revealed to someone what they were really like, that person would reject them. There are many people who go through life thinking there is no way anyone could ever know them intimately and still love them. However, God knows us, better than we know ourselves! And, He loves us more than we could ever imagine!
“O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.” (Psalm 139:1)
Jan
12
The Faith-Killer
By Jan Ross | 1 Comment
How easy it is to forget! Psalms 103 admonishes us to “forget not all His benefits” yet the disciples, even though they had been with Jesus when the loaves and fishes were multiplied and He fed the thousands, they soon forgot this obvious miracle when fear gripped their hearts in the midst of the storm.
“For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.” (Mark 6:52)
We are so much like the disciples; we so soon forget His benefits. We forget the wondrous works He performed yesterday when today’s problems seem to grip our hearts. It’s almost as if our hearts become hardened because of fear.
Jan
5
Intense Pursuit
By Jan Ross | Comments Off
You’ve got to read this verse: “I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.” (Song 3:2)
Now, read it again and begin to feel the desperation of this one’s “seeking”! It’s a picture of a seeker, one who rises from bed, goes out into the city streets, into the broad ways, and seeks “him whom my soul loveth”.
Dec
24
Still
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God.
Perhaps this Psalm is chosen to be read on Christmas eve for a reason.
In all the hustle and bustle of last minute shopping, family arriving (or being delayed at airports), cooking Holiday meals, getting ready for services, and putting together the “some assembly required” toys that seem to take forever. . .God calls us to stop, be still and remember.
Remember His love for us.
Remember the babe – innocent, lying in a manger sleeping in the stillness of the night.
Dec
24
Handel’s Messiah
By Jan Ross | Comments Off
“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” (Matthew 1:23)
One of the most majestic and anointed musical compositions of all times was written by George Frideric Handel in the 1700’s. One writer (1) stated, “As it turns out, The Messiah is either a Bible study with a beautiful concert attached, or a wonderful piece of classical music with a free Bible study included at no extra charge. I can’t decide which. I do remember reading that when Handel was alive, the Messiah was one of the most often performed pieces of music in concert, and that Handel gave away most of the profits obtained from his concerts to support orphaned children.”
Dec
23
Silent Night
By Jan Ross | Comments Off
“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14)
“Silent Night” has become an anchor for Christmas celebrations throughout the world. Its lullaby-like melody and simple message of heavenly peace can be heard from small town street corners in mid-America to magnificent cathedrals in Europe and from outdoor candlelight concerts in Australia to palm thatched huts in northern Peru. “Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht!” can easily be called the world’s best-loved Christmas carol. It has been translated into nearly 300 languages and dialects. Its message of heavenly peace sets the theme for Christmas celebrations around the globe.
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