God Alone
Turn your eyes toward God and God alone; lose yourself in His glory!
Jan Ross
Jan shares fresh & pertinent Biblical truth in her easy-to-read style. She offers insight from personal study & life experiences encouraging readers to live loyally & faithfully for King Jesus.
Wholly Holy
The fire on the altar did not destroy the offering; it transformed it into total surrender, a pleasing aroma to YHWH.
The Other Side of Surrender
Purpose is not discovered — it is entered through submission. God consistently ties purpose or destiny to obedience before explanation.
Connected to the Source
The Spirit at work flows outward through those who believe in Jesus, to those who are connected to the Source.
Love
It is God's will that the Body of Christ molds its love for others into the shape of His divine love. Pure love. Selfless love. Blameless love. Cross-shaped love.
Miracle of Life
He checked the size of the baby and informed us that ... and, these are his exact words: "It's ok, you can always have another one!" I know he felt bad, but was that how you tell a mother she's about to lose her child?
The God of Amen
Jesus invokes divine authority before speaking. In ancient Israel's legal culture, “Amen” seals truth. Jesus puts the seal on His own words. He speaks as the source of truth!
Cause and Effect
The cause of Hannah's shame and grief was the curse of barrenness. The effect was a glorious prayer offered to the Lord for her miracle child.
No One
NO ONE can stand in the way of God's plans, His purposes, His callings, His schedule, His direction, His programs, His timing ... nothing in the mind of God can be thwarted.
Active Faith
Four things that we should employ as our dynamic and participatory responsibility as disciples of Christ.
The Agape Feast
The early Christian meals (Agape Feasts) included communion within the full meals. It echoed the ancient covenant banquets and was in anticipation of the Messiah Banquet
Echoes of Covenant
Early Christian Meals, otherwise known as "Agape Feasts" echoed covenant banquets; a meal in anticipation of the Messiah Banquet (Isaiah 25).
WORD-MINDED PEOPLE
Concentrating on the negatives in this world will eventually blind us to the faithfulness of God. We may soon become so aware of the evil surrounding us that we cannot see the goodness of God ...
Stay Connected
Abiding not only keeps us spiritually healthy, but abiding also impacts others as we live connected to the life-giving, life-sustaining nourishment that comes from the Vine.
YHWH is ...
In Christ, we are different, set apart, unique. We become "other" as we bear the image of our Father, who is "completely other".
"I AM" No Coincidence
The Gospel of John records seven times Jesus described Himself as "I am..." and not by coincidence.
The Sacred Name
The Name of the Lord is hallowed, holy, sacred, and should be honored, revered, and carefully guarded from misuse or abuse.
Study Notes: Abiding in the Vine
Jesus does not say, “You can do less without me.” He says, "Apart from Me, you can do nothing." A branch detached from the vine bears no fruit.