by Susan Barnes | 24 Aug 2023 | Short Devotion
“I am sending you.” And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” John 20:22 This reminds us of God breathing on Adam and imparting life (Genesis 2:7). The disciples have many encounters with God through his Spirit. Initially, they respond to...
by Susan Barnes | 13 Jul 2023 | Short Devotion
“Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me” … Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, ‘But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?’” John 14:19, 22 Jesus knows the cross is approaching and he will no longer be...
by Susan Barnes | 19 Dec 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.” 1 Corinthians 12:3...
by Susan Barnes | 10 Oct 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.” 1 Corinthians 2:11 If we want to know the...
by Susan Barnes | 4 Apr 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.” Acts 3:26 God turns us from our wicked ways. We can’t do this...
by Susan Barnes | 14 Mar 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. Luke 24:45 So often during Jesus’ earthly ministry, he taught his disciples about his impending death and resurrection, but...
by Susan Barnes | 10 May 2020 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “… but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from faith” Romans 16:26...
by Susan Barnes | 18 Aug 2011 | Bible Study
This semester I am studying the theology of the Holy Spirit and came across this quote by D.M. Lloyd-Jones who was a well-known preacher in London, retiring in 1968. This quote must have been radical in his day and in his sphere of influence. It’s a pretty...
