Devotions from Pastor RJ
The Victory Won!
“But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.” 1 John 4:4 NLT We have on many days spoken of our walk of faith, our fight in the spirit...
Prayer Works!
“Now all glory to God, who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.” Ephesians 3:20 NLT Ever been told that prayer for certain things was a waste of time, God doesn’t really listen to us? Wrong, He...
Cost of Procrastination!
“Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food at the harvest.” Proverbs 20:4 NLT We have all faced a problem and we decided to wait to address it, we procrastinated. The Bible tells us there is a cost to putting off the effort to address your issue...
Praying for Others!
“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus...
God Will Rescue You!
“I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” Psalms 27:13 NIV This short verse conveys to us who may be walking in difficult times a simple but powerful truth of our God, He is good. And being good, He will show us that...
He Still Raises the Dead!
“He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us again. On Him we have set our hope that He will continue to deliver us,” 2 Corinthians 1:10 NIV How often have we found ourselves in situations where it looks like we have run into a dead end? We...
The Ability to Wait!
“For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.” Habakkuk 2:3 NIV Not many of us are good at waiting. Makes no difference what we are doing, we just...
Making Godly Decisions Builds Faith:
“But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.” James 1:6 NIV James tells us in chapter one that faith is action. We put our faith into motion, and we see our lives enriched by our...
God Uses Big Ideas-Big Ideas for Our Future!
“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,” Ephesians 3:20 NIV With our God there are no limits to what He can do through and with us. The limits are only set by us and our faith. God...
Resentment Makes for Foolish Actions
“When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you.” Psalms 73:21-22 NIV When we find ourselves resentful or frustrated, we find these times are when we act foolishly. Resentment to others brings about...