Devotionals written by Chuck Jones to encourage and build up the body of Christ.
John 6:5-13,22-23 NASB Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?” [6] This He was saying to test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do. [7] Philip answered Him, […]
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Unfortunately, most Christians do not understand the gospel, and because they don’t understand the gospel, they don’t live their lives in celebration of how big the good news actually is. In Luke 2, when the angel was announcing the birth of Jesus to the shepherds, he said, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring
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“Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If any man is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, from his innermost being shall flow rivers of living water. But this He spoke of the Spirit,
The Way 11/27/24 Living from the inside out Read More »
Besides the accounts of the resurrection, the feeding of the 5,000 is the only other story told in each of the four Gospels. This is not by coincidence. Obviously, the Holy Spirit wants to teach us things from this story that carry great weight. The account in John 6 fascinates me the most, and therefore,
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“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 Most Christians know this verse by heart, especially Christians who believe that signs and wonders are still for today. For decades, Christians have used this verse to argue that the Jesus we see revealed in the Gospels hasn’t changed, and therefore, we should
The Way 11/26/24 The consistently victorious Christian life Read More »
According to Ephesians 1:5,9, God has dealt with us and continues to deal with us according to His kind intentions. The glory of God is His goodness, and throughout the ages, God will be praised because of His goodness displayed in our lives in Christ. Romans 8:28 clearly states that even though God does not
The Way 11/25/24 His kind intentions will prevail Read More »
John 10:38 NASB but if I do them, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.” John 14:10-11 NASB Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The
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The baptism of the Holy Spirit is what immerses us in the fullness of Christ’s life and nature, enabling us to fully manifest the light of His life – John 8:12. It makes us experientially “one” with Jesus’s submissive nature. To be continually filled with the Holy Spirit on a daily basis is to enjoy
The Way 11/21/24 The wonderful adventure of Spirit-filled living Read More »
Hope is a person. Like everything else, all things are summed up in Jesus – Ephesians 1:10. Peace, love, patience, joy, strength, kindness, power, anointing, righteousness, etc., are not things that Jesus gives us. They are expressions of the life Jesus exudes in us. The same is true about hope. Hope is not a gift
The Way 11/20/24 The hope-filled life Read More »
Recently, something happened that resulted in my being disappointed, and because of the disappointment, I became discouraged. Our emotions reflect what our mind is set on, and therefore, my feelings of discouragement were the result of my mind coming into agreement with thoughts of disappointment. I wrestled with this for the better part of an
The Way 11/19/24 Jesus doesn’t do discouragement Read More »
