Devotionals written by Chuck Jones to encourage and build up the body of Christ.
Ephesians 1:3-8 May blessing (praise, laudation, and eulogy) be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual (given by the Holy Spirit) blessing in the heavenly realm!Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His […]
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2Tim. 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; 1Tim. 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith; Faith doesn’t make anything real; it is simply proof that something real already exists. As Christians, all of us were born into victory; the very victory of Christ. We
S.S. 4:1 “,How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil; S.S. 4:13b “Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate behind your veil.” S.S. 6:7, “Your temples are like a slice of pomegranate behind your veil.” The veil represents that which separates the “hidden” life
Matthew 20 New American Standard Bible (NASB) Laborers in the Vineyard “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And
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John 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. Song 2:15 “Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, While our vineyards are in blossom.” A thief can’t steal unless somebody has something. If, just when
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Psa. 87:7 As they make music they will sing, “All my fountains are in you.” This has become one of my new favorite verses. It’s basic meaning is that everything in life I search for to meet my needs and emotional thirst, find its source and supply in Him. Jer. 2:13 “For My people have
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Joel 2:25-26 I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you. “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my
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Rom. 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. What a powerful word! It’s actually one of the hardest truths to accept, because the accuser of the brethren seems to always be there making us feel condemned and disqualified. The key phrase is “In Christ.” This is the great
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Col. 2:9 For in Him all the fullness of Deity is embodied, 10 and in Him you have been made complete (full), and He is the head over all rule and authority; Here is a quote from Hudson Taylor’s own testimony as he discovered the limitless wonders of our Union with Christ; “Let us not then want
“Watch unto (into) prayers” (1 Peter 4:7). “pray without ceasing;” 1 Thess. 5:17 “Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving” (Colossians 4:2). To pray without ceasing is simply God’s way of saying, “Stay in constant communion and conversation with me.” He is not telling us to walk around all day long with
