Rose Cross Horton

Our Daily Torah Portions continue to be about clean and unclean things and the last couple chapters have focused on leprosy. I talked about Naaman the other day. Today I want to focus on a story in the New Testament. Matthew 8:2-3 Then a man afflicted with tzara‘at came, kneeled down in front of him and said, “Sir, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Yeshua reached out his hand, touched him and said, “I am willing! Be cleansed!” And at once he was cleansed from his tz

Today is April Fool’s Day. I don’t really get into these types of holidays anymore. A verse I always see on this day is the one that says, “A fool says in his heart there is no God.” This is a verse we need to be reminded about, but I looked up other verses about fools or being foolish. Titus 3:3 For at one time, we too were foolish and disobedient, deceived and enslaved by a variety of passions and pleasures. We spent our lives in evil and envy; people hated us, and we hated

I have been “off” for the last four days. Our family went to Bucharest, Romania. It is interesting that we have spent quite a bit of time in countries that I, as a young girl into high school, never dreamed I would visit because they were Communist. The Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, and now Romania were all “behind the Iron Curtain” and unavailable to outsiders. Now these places can be visited freely! As we have visited these countries, usually we are in the capital. Som

Today I was drawn to the word, “thanks” again. It is something we are commanded to do, and this verse is another that states it well. Colossians 4:2 Keep persisting in prayer, staying alert in it and being thankful. (CJB) Three things: Persist in PRAYER! Stay alert in PRAYER! Be THANKFUL! Not difficult, but when the worries and cares of life come, it is hard. When the “crap hits the fan” and life just doesn’t go the way we think it should, persisting in prayer and giving than

I pondered hard today for a verse. I’m not sure why it was so difficult, but I struggled. Didn’t feel led to share a Psalm. My mind was finally drawn to the book of Joel. So I started reading and ended up in chapter 4 with two verses that our family used to speak out loud every morning at breakfast. Joel 4:13-14 Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; come, and tread, for the winepress is full. The vats are overflowing, for their wickedness is great. Such enormous crowds i

Shabbat Shalom! We have Painted Lady butterflies flittering through our yard today as they are on a migration path to Greece. The verse I chose does not have the words “Shabbat or Rest” in it, but the whole context is about rest. They came to my mind because of the butterflies not worrying about anything as they travel. Matthew 6:25-34 “Therefore, I tell you, don’t worry about your life — what you will eat or drink; or about your body — what you will wear. Isn’t life more tha

Another verse from Psalm my friends! Another comfort and promise that David wrote to encourage himself… Psalm 94:19 When my cares within me are many, your comforts cheer me up. (CJB) This verse was encouraging to me when I read the word CHEER. Who doesn’t LOVE to be CHEERED UP? Especially when “my cares within me are many.” We all carry worries. We all have cares that weigh us down. David wrote this Psalm when his enemies were pursuing him and trying to over take him. He was

It has been so much fun searching for verses each day. Today I started a list of verses that I want to use because some days I have two or three that show up! I chose this one today because it is a Monday as I write this. A new work week or school week is beginning. This is a good time to be reminded to be a servant. John 13:14 Now if I, the Lord and Rabbi, have washed your feet, you also should wash each other’s feet. (CJB) Washing each other’s feet is something that is not

Declare HIS glory… I Chronicles 16:24 A simple, yet POWERFUL verse from a book we normally do not want to read. It is a CHALLENGE to us to GIVE THANKS! I Chronicles 16:24 Declare his glory among the nations, his wonders among all peoples! (CJB) God wants us to GIVE THANKS! God WANTS us to DECLARE. What are we to speak out? HIS GLORY! We are called to share HIS WONDERS! TELL others what HE has done. Sometimes that is not easy. Sometimes when people declare what God has done it

The verse today, as you are half way through the week, is there to encourage and strengthen you. Trials come. What happens when they do? I Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you beyond what people normally experience, and God can be trusted not to allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear. On the contrary, along with the temptation he will also provide the way out, so that you will be able to endure. (CJB) As we know, trials happen. Temptations come. This whole