Devotionals written by Chuck Jones to encourage and build up the body of Christ.
1 John 5:18 NASB95 We know that no one who is born of God sins; but He who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him. Let me give you a good grammatical paraphrase of what this scripture is saying. “We know that no one who is […]
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Romans 15:13 AMPC May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing that by the power of the Holy Spirit, you may continually, always, abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope. I absolutely love this verse. It reminds me that the God of love has a
One Thing 2/10/21 What are you believing? Are you listening to the devil? Read More »
Isaiah 37:31 NASB [31] The surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root downward and bear fruit upward. Fruitfulness happens on two levels for the Christian; the interior fruitfulness of the life and character of Christ in us, and the exterior fruitfulness of the ministry of Christ through us. Both of these
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2 Corinthians 5:14-16 NASB95 For the love of Christ controls (compels) us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; [15] and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf. [16] Therefore from now
One Thing 2/8/21 Taken by the love of Christ Read More »
Ps. 42:1-2, “As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul longs for thee, Oh God. My soul thirst for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God (Encounter him)?” Ps. 42:7, “Deep calls to deep at the sound of Thy waterfalls; all Thy breakers and Thy waves
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Matt. 4:1, ”Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” Luke 4:1-2, ”Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led around by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil.” Luke 4:13-14, “When the devil had finished every
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The ministry of the wilderness is not the easiest ministry of the Holy Spirit in our lives, but it can be the most productive, as far as eternal realities are concerned. In those wilderness places the Holy Spirit often accelerates our spiritual growth and fruit bearing. If a plant has feelings I’m sure that being
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“If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” John 14:15 “This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.” John 15:12 “By this all people will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another.” John 13:35 Just one more thought about God
One Thing 02/01/2021 Their Hearts Hurt, So My Heart Hurts by Karen Welch Read More »
I, Karen, am still thinking about the death of loved ones, Christ’s union with me, and our separation. I see this ebb and flow of separation and reunion that runs through a Christian’s life and is entered into through deaths. Spiritual separation through death because of Adam’s sin; spiritual reunion because of Christ’s death on
One Thing 01/31/2021 Til Death Do Us Unite by Karen Welch Read More »
Song of Solomon 2:16 NASB95 “My beloved is mine, and I am his; He pastures his flock among the lilies. Song of Solomon 6:3 NASB95 “I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine, He who pastures his flock among the lilies.” Let’s do a little word study so we can have
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