Devotionals written by Chuck Jones to encourage and build up the body of Christ.
Jesus said in Revelation 21:5, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And He said, “Write, for these things are faithful faithful and true.” That is such awesome news. Again, Jesus said, “I am making…” That is continual action, not just a one time thing at the end of our lives. It is something He […]
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Eccl. 3:11 He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, without which man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end. God has set eternity in our hearts, and only when we set our hearts on eternal things,
Why the trial? Why the testing? There is much more God has for you, that He wants to trust you with. He wants to use you beyond your wildest dreams, and He knows that a faith that can’t be tested can’t be trusted. He stretches us so that He can trust us with more. We
Christians often, as they should, talk about witnessing to others. One of the primary ways to bear witness of the life of Christ in us is not through words, but through the lack of them. Philippians 2:14-16 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 14 Do all things without grumbling or disputing; 15 so that you will
Heb. 12:15 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled; Bitterness is so destructive and defiling, and it is so contrary to the grace of God. Every time we walk in bitterness we so come
Song 4:9 Thou hast wounded my heart, my sister, my spouse, thou hast wounded my heart with one of thy eyes, and with one hair of thy neck. I love this particular version of this verse because it speaks of His ruined heart for you and me. Only the one who had laid his head
One of the primary longing, of the Human heart is the longing to belong. We all long to belong to someone who sees us as special. Your Bridegroom King saw you as so special that He stepped out of eternity into time, and gladly gave up His own life, just so you would belong to
Christianity is not a formula, it is a relationship with a real person who invites us into a place of remarkable intimacy and transparency. Though there are principles involved in any successful relationship, Christianity is not about memorizing principles, prayers, and rules. Don’t get me wrong, there are prayers I pray regularly that I memorized,
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To be ruined for everything else but Jesus has become my great longing. When I was a young man I surely longed to love Him more, but those desires were often second place to other longings like anointing, success, and happiness. Those desires had some good stuff in them, but were also filled with unholy
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Fear is such a false companion. It’s stated goal is self protection, and the protection of those people and things around that you cherish. The problem is, the goal Fear ever really accomplishes is to put you in harms way. Fear actually exposes you to all kinds of spiritual torment and suffering. Things like, confusion,
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