Devotionals written by Chuck Jones to encourage and build up the body of Christ.
The whole world is looking for an authentic, radical demonstration of the life of Jesus. I use the word “radical” intentionally, though if could have simply used the word “actual.” Compared to what most of the Body of has revealed as Jesus, to a broken world, “radical” is probably the right term, because normal from […]
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Song 8:11 “Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers. Each one was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit. Song 8:12 “My very own vineyard is at my disposal; The thousand shekels are for you, Solomon, And two hundred are for those who take care of its
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Song 8:11 “Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers. Each one was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit. Song 8:12 “My very own vineyard is at my disposal; The thousand shekels are for you, Solomon, And two hundred are for those who take care of its
John 20:21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” John 8:23 And He was saying to them, “You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world. Jesus sent us with the same
Psalm 16 says that in His presence is fullness of joy, and that at His right hand there are pleasures forever more. Those who Make His presence the priority of their lives live in the rhythm of exhilaration. Those in pursuit never deal with boredom. Boredom is such a plague in our culture. There has
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him. Obedience isn’t just how we love Him, it’s because we love Him. Caught in the web of His lovesick heart
I’m been obsessing over the last couple of months for the right terminology to explain what it means to “abide in Christ.” Every time I get comfortable with language, I end up longing for something better. It’s so important to me because the subject is so significant. In Jesus’s last conversation with the 12 before
John 4:23 A time will come, however, indeed it is already here, when the true (genuine) worshipers (Adorers) will worship (adore) God in spirit and in truth (reality); for the Father is seeking just such people as these as His worshipers. Song 1:12 ¶ “While the king was at his table, My perfume gave forth
Deut. 7:6 “For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. Deut. 7:7 ¶ “The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose
Scripture often refers to God’s presence as His “Face.” David’s one Thing desire was to spend his life seeking God’s face, Beholding God’s beauty. That sounds like such a wonderful and pleasant pursuit, and of course it is wonderful, but the price is sometimes not so pleasant. When John turned to “The Voice” in Revelation
