The Same Spirit at Work
By Jon Walker “For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.” (Ephesians 2:18 NIV) A time long ago and in a land far away, I found myself frustrated one day with a...
Category: Devotionals
Let Us Keep in Step with the Spirit
By Jon Walker “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” (Galatians 5:25 NIV) When we ignore the Holy Spirit, there’s little difference between the way we live our lives and...
God Equips You to Tell Others About Jesus
By Jon Walker “May the God of peace . . . equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be...
Our Witness to Non-believers Starts With Friendship
By Jon Walker “On hearing this, Jesus said, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick…. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.’” Matthew 9:12–13 (NIV) Jesus knew who...
God Teaches Through You
By Jon Walker “Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your...
Our Witness from Within
By Jon Walker “The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’...
God Uses People with a Passion for Him
By Jon Walker “‘My wayward children,’ says the LORD, ‘come back to me, and I will heal your wayward hearts.’ ‘Yes, we’re coming,’ the people reply, ‘for you are the LORD our God.’” (Jeremiah 3:22 NLT) When...
You Can Trust God
By Jon Walker “For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.” (Psalm 33:4-5 NIV)...
What Do I Do With This, God?
By Jon Walker “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” (2 Corinthians 4:8–9 NIV) When we confess our belief in...
Your Sacrifice Is a Fragrant Offering to God
By Jon Walker “Walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Ephesians 5:2 (NIV) When Mary used her hair to...