Devotions from Pastor RJ

“I love you, Lord; you are my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭18‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I like many in life have had a few...

““I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.” ‭‭John‬ ‭5‬:‭24‬ ‭NLT‬‬ We all believe that freedom is one of the...

“For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.” ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭21‬ ‭NLT‬‬ There are three areas of life where we strive to be accepted. The first is with our selves and when we...

“Jesus told them, “These claims are valid even though I make them about myself. For I know where I came from and where I am going, but you don’t know this about me.” ‭‭John‬ ‭8‬:‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬ One of the most foundational questions in our lives is who are we? Many of...

“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭17‬:‭22‬ ‭NLT‬‬ We all have a life to live and that life will have an impact on the world. Like most of us, that impact may not be enormous but it still exists. We get to...

“I cannot eat for sighing; my groans pour out like water. What I always feared has happened to me. What I dreaded has come true. I have no peace, no quietness. I have no rest; only trouble comes.”” ‭‭Job‬ ‭3‬:‭24‬-‭26‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I looked at my calendar for the coming...

“For I am the least of all the apostles. In fact, I’m not even worthy to be called an apostle after the way I persecuted God’s church. But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me—and not without results. For I have worked harder...

“And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.” ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭25‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I have found over the years the power of people coming together for a common good. When...

“Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”” ‭‭John‬ ‭8‬:‭31‬-‭32‬ ‭NLT‬‬ One of the most common desires of people every where, no...

“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. I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law...