Devotionals written by Chuck Jones to encourage and build up the body of Christ.
Guilt and shame are two different things. Guilt is all about what you’ve done, but Shame goes much deeper because it is all about who you are. Shame involves self-loathing and self rejection. It is all enveloping. When you walk in shame there is a deep sense of disqualification and personal worthlessness. Condemnation carries both […]
1John 3:19-21 We will know by this that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart before Him in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; These verses tell us a
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John 2:2 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; 2 and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus *said to Him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus *said to her, “Woman, what does
Hosea 1:2 , When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, “Go, take to yourself a wife of harlotry and have children of harlotry; for the land commits flagrant harlotry from not following after the LORD.” Psa. 63:8 My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me. Jer. 29:13-14a, You
Ps. 65, There will be silence before You, and praise in Zion, O God, And to You the vow will be performed. 2 O You who hear prayer, To You all men come. 3 Iniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, You forgive them. 4 How blessed is the one whom You choose and
At the Cross Jesus victoriously proclaimed “It is finished,” and at the Resuurestion He declared “there is hope,” so that at Pentecost the Holy Spirit could reveal “It has begun.” Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection was for the purpose of “making all things new.” Ultimately all of creation, being redeemed by His blood, will be
1 Kings17:1-9 Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” 2 The word of the LORD came to him, saying, 3 “Go away from here
As I’ve contemplated the beauty realm of God that we are invited up to every time we pray, I’ve begun to realize this is going to be an eternal search and discovery. One of the fascinating realities before the Throne is a mighty expanse, something like a sea of glass, like crystal, the color of
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Yesterday, we were talking about our prayer life, I call it my footstool time, where we are on the transparent sea of sapphire crystal, that is mixed with fire, before the throne of God, beholding His beauty. How many times have you longed to be yourself before someone, but were so afraid of rejection, you
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Rev. 4:1-2 After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.” 2 Immediately I was in the Spirit;
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