Devotionals written by Chuck Jones to encourage and build up the body of Christ.
Matthew 8:5-13 5 As Jesus went into Capernaum, a centurion came up to Him, begging Him, 6 And saying, Lord, my servant boy is lying at the house paralyzed and [c]distressed with intense pains. 7 And Jesus said to him, I will come and restore him. 8 But the centurion replied to Him, Lord, I […]
So many of us spend so much time hoping for what hasn’t happened yet, that we are partially paralyzed in how much The Holy Spirit can use us in the now. In reality, even though it is an awesome thing to desire more, even much more, as far as the anointing is concerned, we need
Psa. 37:4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart. Doing your duty in your relationship with God is better than total disobedience, I guess; but He isn’t looking for duty, He is looking for delight. “I delight to do thy will, O my
Ex. 33:14 ¶ The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Ex. 33:15 ¶ Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. Ex. 33:16 How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with
Ex. 33:14 ¶ The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Ex. 33:15 ¶ Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. Ex. 33:16 How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with
Psa. 34:1 I WILL bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. Psa. 97:1 ¶ The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; Let the many islands be glad. Psa. 97:2 Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. It’s so easy to
Mark 5:36 But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only believe. Heb. 11:1 ¶ Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. The first emotion after the fall was fear. We were created to live by faith in utter
Deut. 8:2 “You shall remember all the way which the LORD your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, that He might humble you, testing you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. Deut. 8:3 “He humbled you and let you be hungry, and
John uses the word “abide” over 50 times in his writings to describe our walk with Jesus. The word simply means “to remain.” The idea is to stay, even in the busiest times, in His Presence. We are created to be carriers of His presence on us, in us, and through us. Because we are
Ezek. 42:13 ¶ Then he said to me, “The north chambers and the south chambers, which are opposite the separate area, they are the holy chambers where the priests who are near to the LORD shall eat the most holy things. There they shall lay the most holy things, the grain offering, the sin offering
