Kevin Jones

  • kjones92
  • Granite City, Illinois
  • Quite the Collection

    Wow, the people who were called to be His apostles is astounding! How much we have to learn about choosing leaders! Let's see he picked a tax collector whose trade was a humiliation to not only his family…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Matthew 10:2 (ESV), Matthew 10:3 (ESV), Matthew 10:4 (ESV)

  • A Stirred Heart

    God intentionally stirred specifichearts for this work in Jerusalem. In other words, there were some whose hearts weren't stirred and probably didn't understand why they felt so strongly about going back,…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Ezra 1:5 (ESV)

  • The "Non-Cartoon" Version

    I imagine that the creators of Veggie Tales left out this part of the story as it would be difficult to make cute - the men, their wives, and their children allbeing thrown into the lions den (because…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Daniel 6:24 (ESV)

  • Guilt Remembered

    I think it is incredible how it is God's desire that neither he nor we remember our guilt. I am studying while listening to Matt Gilman's "You Made A Way For Us" and I am incredibly grateful that God…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Ezekiel 21:24 (ESV)

  • Nehushtan

    The words come together as "bronze, snake, and unclean" (from the NIV Study Bible). An object that was used as a tool for one moment in time became something that literally they would worship when they…

    Created almost 2 years ago

    2 Kings 18:4 (HCSB)

  • Surpassing the Love of a Woman

    This was a serious bromance :)

    Created about 2 years ago

    2 Samuel 1:26 (NKJV)

  • Hospital Visits

    I had a position in a church in northern Illinois; I was supposed to help bring unity between the traditional worship service and the modern worship service - the church had really become two separate…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Psalm 35:13 (HCSB), Psalm 35:14 (HCSB), Psalm 35:15 (HCSB)

  • Adversities

    Boy oh boy, this verse is true! I find it funny when I hear people say that they only walk in the blessings of God and they don't experience troubles or adversities, or when they say that adversity means…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Psalm 34:19 (HCSB)

  • Disciplined with Thorns

    If I am reading this right, it says that the elders were disciplined with thorn branches and briers - I take that to mean they got SPANKED! I remember being spanked with a belt, a willow tree branch…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Judges 8:16 (HCSB)

  • Purah's Heart

    Gideon is supposed to go spy on the enemies land, but God gave him a provision that said, "If you are too frightened, speak to your servant Purah and he will encourage you" Purah's heart must have been…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Judges 7:10 (HCSB)

  • Parapet Code

    This may be the first code enforcement recorded :)

    Created about 2 years ago

    Deuteronomy 22:8 (NKJV)

  • Hear and Fear

    There is a word here that caught my attention, it was also used in the preceding verse; presumptuously. I have been using two scriptures from Psalm 19 in my prayer time for quite a while now and that…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Deuteronomy 17:13 (NKJV), Psalm 19:12 (NKJV), Psalm 19:13 (NKJV)

  • Hear and Fear

    There is a word here that caught my attention, it was also used in the preceding verse; presumptuously. I have been using two scriptures from Psalm 19 in my prayer time for quite a while now and that…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Deuteronomy 17:13 (NKJV), Psalm 19:12 (NKJV), Psalm 19:13 (NKJV)

  • For the Record

    6 Therefore understand that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stiff-necked people. Let's get things straight, you aren't going…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Deuteronomy 9:6 (NKJV)

  • Making Worship Feel Good

    15 “Take careful heed to yourselves, for you saw no form when the Lord spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire, The Hebrews didn't want to have to rely on God to reveal Himself to them in…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Deuteronomy 4:15 (NKJV)

  • "On Whose Account?"

    But the Lord was angry with my on your account... Really? On their account? I get it, Moses pled for them in ways that most people can't even begin to understand, but let's be clear here, Moses was the…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Deuteronomy 3:26 (NKJV)

  • Freedom for a Manslayer

    How awesome it is to think that way back in the OT God arranged that a sinner was only set free from the guilt of his sin when the High Priest died.

    Created about 2 years ago

    Numbers 35:25 (NKJV)

  • Church Division

    Korah started his rebellion with a few other people. The Bible says that "Rebellion seeks out rebellion." Certainly they must have realized that they antagonism wasn't going to get far without some help…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Numbers 16:1 (HCSB), Numbers 16:2 (HCSB), Numbers 16:3 (HCSB)

  • Unintentional Sins

    I love this! How awesome is it that God recognizes that we live in a fallen world, our culture is a fallen culture, and we are subject to sin; He is so keenly aware of this fact that even in the OT He…

    Created over 2 years ago

    Leviticus 4:2 (NKJV)

  • Broken Word

    When Moses broke the stone tablets with the law of God on them, this was a huge mistake. The very thing that they needed he threw down and broke in rage. The same man who was just pleading for their lives…

    Created over 2 years ago

    Exodus 32:19 (NKJV)

  • It's the Same Thing

    To say that you love God and hate those in authority doesn't make any sense. Ultimately (even in a democratic society) God appoints those in leadership. To say that you hate a leader is to say that God…

    Created over 2 years ago

    Exodus 22:28 (NKJV)

  • I Love You - Do You Love Me

    The question really boils down to this, "Do you love me?" If God should answer them - and He does - will they be obedient? If they are obedient, is it because; 1. they are happy to have received the…

    Created over 2 years ago

    Exodus 16:4 (NKJV)

  • Don't Quit

    God gives Moses a very clear heads-up in respect of what to expect in the coming days. "This will not be easy, I am going to make this difficult - not because of you, but because of Pharaoh. So don't…

    Created over 2 years ago

    Exodus 7:3 (NKJV), Exodus 7:4 (NKJV), Exodus 7:5 (NKJV)

  • Not Fair!

    It's true, leadership is seldom a game with fair play involved. Moses certainly didn't think that God was going to allow such a thing to occur. Of course, Moses probably wasn't thinking retrospectively…

    Created over 2 years ago

    Exodus 5:22 (NKJV)

  • Escaping Egypt

    While they weren't in captivity yet, Joseph was quick to remind his people that this IS NOT where God has called you. "Things are good here" he might have said, "but this isn't the place that God has…

    Created over 2 years ago

    Genesis 50:24 (NKJV)