Devotionals written by Chuck Jones to encourage and build up the body of Christ.
When I think about this day in Holy Week, I think about the title The Agony and The Ecstasy. The agony Jesus in the garden as He faced the pain and the separation of the Cross caused such anguish of soul, He sweat drops of blood, but the joy in the heart of God to […]
As we continue to contemplate the relentless love of Christ that drove Him to the Cross on Friday, it’s interesting to consider that of all the Disciples only John stood at the Cross. In reality, scripture tells us that initially all the Disciples fled, including John. At some point though, John turned around and went
Even though facing the suffering and the separation of Good Friday brought Jesus to the extreme internal struggle at Gethsemane, I am convinced that according to John 19, and Heb.12 Jesus was driven by love and joy to the Cross. I believe as He moved moved closer, and closer He was consumed with thoughts about
At a real crisis in my life about 30 years ago experience great loss and rejection the Lord caused me to discover this old hymn, especially the first 4 verses of the first stanza. Those first 4 lines have been an important part of my soul all these years. As we approach the Cross this
It always amazes me to think about how much God loves me. I never get over the thought of it. I don’t know me as well as he does, but I do know me well enough to know that there’s nothing in me that deserves His incredible love. The fact that he can love me
“Problems are just opportunities dressed up in overalls.” I learned that little phrase many years ago, and it has always stuck with me. The Lord loves to show off. He loves to put us in situations that only He can overcome. It reveals His ability, and reminds us of our utter dependency. His adequacy is
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Song of Solomon 4:9 tells us that we ravish the heart of God with a single glance of our eyes, and a single strand necklace. Yesterday, we talked about the wonder that we can ravish the very heart of God with just a single glance of our eyes. It’s amazing thing for me to reflect
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Just one glance. That’s what Song of Solomon says is all it takes to ravish the heart of God. Is that a statement about God’s weakness and desperation to be loved, or rather is a statement about how strongly and desperately He loves us? God needs nothing, but He has chosen to love us with
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There are millions of serious Christians all over the world who long to walk in a greater anointing than they have walked in before. This is a wonderful thing to long for. 2 Corinthians 1:20 tells us that we are already anointed if we are In Christ. It’s part of the equipment we were given
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Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge. Notice that this verse in second Corinthians Chapter 1 says that we have been anointed. It doesn’t say that we could be anointed, or shall be
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