Rose Cross Horton

Proverbs 6:20-23 My son, obey your father’s command, and don’t abandon your mother’s teaching. 21 Bind them always on your heart, tie them around your neck. 22 When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you wake up, they will talk with you. 23 For the mitzvah is a lamp, Torah is light, and reproofs that discipline are the way to life. These are some of my favorite verses in Proverbs. There is no way to break this down because it a

Once again I give credit to Restored Ministries for the opportunity to write for them. This series on Chanukah was written in 2019. Chanukah Self-Control Self-control... the last fruit of the Spirit. If you think of progressing through emotions and actions, to be honest, I find this one the most challenging. People respond positively when we show love, or joy, or kindness. When we move to matters of the heart, people don’t often comment that we have shown great faithfulness o

Once again I give credit to Restored Ministries for the writing of this blog in 2019. Chanukah Humility… We continue to count the nights of Chanukah and we have reached day seven. We have seen and observed the progression of the fruits moving toward issues in the heart. Goodness and faithfulness are traits from within. The next one is as well, although we often look for it in actions. On night seven the candle we light is HUMILITY. Yes, I put this in capital letters. Yes, we

Restored Ministries was once again the inspiration for this blog a year ago. Thankful to share them again with you. Night six of Chanukah we light the LOVE candle again… Five candles and reminders of who HE wants us to be brings us to FAITHFULNESS. What does it mean to have faithfulness inside of us? One of the most popular verses about faithfulness is in the book of Lamentations. Putting several together we read: Lamentations 3:21-24 But in my mind I keep returning to someth

Once again I give credit to Restored Ministries for the inspiration and encouragement for me to write. I wrote this in 2019 as we prepared for Chanukah. On the fifth night of Chanukah the “Love/Servant” candle lights the Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness and finally the Goodness candles... Goodness... What exactly does this mean? The definition of goodness is: “the quality of being morally good or virtuous.” If you are kind, isn’t that being good? If you show love, isn’t that be

Once again I give credit to Restored Ministries as I wrote this for them in 2019. I pray it blesses you as we walk through these days of miracles. Chanukah Patience… On the third night of Chanukah the “Love” candle lights Joy, than Peace and now PATIENCE… The word patience usually stirs up lots of emotions in people. Most parents are constantly telling their young children, “just be patient.” As adults we struggle when things don’t happen right away and we often get impatient

Chanukah Peace On night two of Chanukah the LOVE candle lights JOY and then PEACE. What do you think of when you hear the word, “peace?” Some people think of calm waters. Some think of no fighting. I’m sure that people who live in war torn countries think of no gun fire around them. Some people might just think of enjoying a peaceful massage or dinner. There are so many different ways that peace could be interpreted. What does the WORD of God say about peace? Isaiah 26:3 “A p

This article was written for Restored Ministries. I give them credit for the inspiration to write it. Chanukah Joy… If you remember what I wrote last week, you will know that the LOVE candle is lit every night. This candle lights the other candles. On the first night of Chanukah, you light the “servant candle” and then use it to light the JOY candle. JOY! So many verses about JOY. Where does a person start? Ecclesiastes 9:7 So go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine

Tonight is the first night of Chanukah. This is a teaching I wrote a year ago for Restored Ministries Blog. I give credit to their organization for the inspiration to write these: Chanukah... Known as the Festival of Lights of the Feast of Dedication (the Temple was rededicated). Our family celebrates this holiday even though it is not a “biblical holiday” commanded in the Torah. It is mentioned in the book of John, which explains to us that Jesus was in Solomon’s Colonnade d

Matthew 26:20-25 20 When evening came, Yeshua reclined with the twelve talmidim (students/disciples); 21 and as they were eating, he said, “Yes, I tell you that one of you is going to betray me.” 22 They became terribly upset and began asking him, one after the other, “Lord, you don’t mean me, do you?” 23 He answered, “The one who dips his matzah in the dish with me is the one who will betray me. 24 The Son of Man will die just as the Tanakh (Bible) says he will; but woe to t