“Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and Read More
Posts by Chips Ross
Who Works To Be Holy?
As a college freshman, I tried out for the men’s basketball team as a walk on. Afterwards, the coach sat down with me in his office. Nicely, he said I didn’t make the team. But he encouraged me with the potential he saw. If I wanted to keep working, I could try out again the Read More
Advent, Day 9 – Jesus is our Great One
Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions. Psalm 51:1 Confessing sin is never easy. It’s humbling. Interestingly, confession is one scenario where the greatness of God is frequently mentioned. Take David for example in Psalm 51:1. He has committed the sins Read More
Advent, Day 8 – Jesus is our Great One
When Israel saw the great power which the LORD has used against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and they believed in the LORD and in His servant Moses. Exodus 14:31 As a child, I was fearful of getting onto a boat and drowning. Being far from land (or the end of the pool) Read More
Advent, Day 7 – Jesus is our Great One
The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Read More
Advent, Day 6 – Jesus is our Savior
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”— in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Galatians 3:13-14 Read More
Advent, Day 5 – Jesus is our Savior
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us Read More
Advent, Day 4 – Jesus is our Savior
Then the Lord spoke again to Ahaz, saying, “Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; make it deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, nor will I test the Lord!” Then He said, “Listen now, O house of David! Is it too slight a thing Read More
Advent, Day 3 – Jesus is our Savior
“She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Read More
Christ Lives In Me!
At one point in my life, marriage seemed like a wonderful thing. Then, it seemed quite a disastrous idea. And now, I’m back to it being more wonderful than disastrous. Initially, I thought marriage would be about how Christchanna always agreed with me. But the disaster is when I found out she thought it was Read More