Devotionals written by Chuck Jones to encourage and build up the body of Christ.
A faith that can’t be tested with what God has placed in your life now, cannot be trusted with what God plans for your life in the future. In 1 Kings 17 Elijah appeared before Ahab and announced, “… surely there will be neither do nor rain these years, except by my word.” It did […]
One Thing 2/25/21 A faith that can’t be tested, can’t be trusted Read More »
Psalm 37:5 NASB95 Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it. Psalm 37:5 TPT Give God the right to direct your life, and as you trust him along the way you’ll find he pulled it off perfectly! Over the years, I have nurtured my soul with
One Thing 2/24/21 Fighting the “Ittites” Read More »
Psalm 84:5- 7 “How blessed is the person whose strength is in you O God; their hearts have become the highways that You travel on! Passing through the Valley of weeping they dig deep and find springs of living water, and the rain of the Holy Spirit also covers the Valley with blessings for others.
One Thing 2/23/21 Living in the strength of God Read More »
I believe that the purest expression of faith are the words “thank you.” For one, those words express a belief that something “IS,” as in “trusting that His grace IS sufficient now, in the moment,” as opposed to “believing that he can, or that he will be,” adequate for the situation, or test. It also
One Thing 2/22/21 The language of faith Read More »
Ok, I’ll say upfront that this is a longer read than usual because I’m trying to reveal a pattern. I wish that I was a painter and could depict the following two scenes from the Bible, but since I am NOT, I ask you to use your imagination when you read these two stories and
Wonder-Full Things 2/21/2021 Satan’s Temper Tantrum Read More »
2 Sam.23:13, Then three of the thirty chief men went down and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam, while the troop of the Philistines was camping in the valley of Rephaim. 14 David was then in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 15 David had
Retro One Thing 08/17/2016 Read More »
Today is Ash Wednesday, which is the beginning of the season of Lent. The word lent comes from a word that means “to stretch, lengthen.” As a liturgical season, it is intended to remind us of the extravagant heart of God for us and our call to live our lives every day stretching to be
One Thing 2/17/21 Ash Wednesday and the Good News Read More »
Romans 6:6 Always knowing this that our old (unrenewed) self was nailed to the cross with Him in order that our body of sin might be done away with, that we might no longer be the slaves of sin. The root word that the word “body” comes from in the original language that the
One Thing 2/16/21 Born Whole in Christ Read More »
Heb. 11:1-3, Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it men of old obtained a report. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made of things which are visible. Heb. 1:3,
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Scroll down if you want to skip this intro and read only the devotional. INTRODUCTION Hello. I’m Karen Welch, the ministry director for Aslan Roars. You may have noticed that I have posted a few devotionals when Bishop Chuck could not write one. For some time now, God has been nudging me to share with
Wonder-Full Things 02/14/2021 Stunningly Beautiful Union by Karen Welch Read More »
