Devotions from Pastor RJ

“My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help?” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭22‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬ In any relationship that we have, no matter how intimate, there will be times when we feel separated from the other person. Our relationship with God...

“If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭8‬:‭35‬ ‭NLT‬‬ There are things we do in life that we enjoy more than others. We often call them hobbies and...

“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭20‬:‭28‬ ‭NLT‬‬ When we enter this world, the greater percentage of us are really focused on one thing - ourselves. This seems to be deeply...

“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I once heard...

“My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭2‬:‭20‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Some of the biggest questions in our...

“If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭1‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬ There comes a moment in our...

“that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2‬:‭5‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I have over the years had the opportunity to rescue several people from a...

“I replied, “But my work seems so useless! I have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose. Yet I leave it all in the Lord’s hand; I will trust God for my reward.”” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭49‬:‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬ There seems to be several great issues in our relationship with our...

““I—yes, I alone—will blot out your sins for my own sake and will never think of them again.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭43‬:‭25 One of the greatest acts of love is forgiveness. When someone forgives us for things we have done or said, there is a level of compassion in these actions...

“For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus.” ‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭1‬:‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬ There are thousands of ways to serve...