Devotions from Pastor RJ
Let Your Actions Speak For You
“What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.” James 2:14, 17...
Having God’s Sense
“You made me; you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands. May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy, for I have put my hope in your word.” Psalms 119:73-74 NLT One thing I have found about the world even with its high degree of...
The Kind of Love Needed Today!
“It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.” 1 Corinthians 13:6-7 NLT Our society has become one that seeks its own...
God Loves Us!
“We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.” 1 John 4:16 NLT Being loved by someone is indeed one of the greatest gifts we can receive in this life. Knowing...
Mature, Complete, Lacking Nothing
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James...
Step Out in Faith!
let's all do whatever works for us. Then we'll all be happy. Or not. "In those days Israel had no king: everyone did as they saw fit". Judges 21:25. This is how the book of Judges ends. It may sound good until we scan back a couple of chapters and realize...
The Best is Yet to Come
“‘The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place I will grant peace,’ declares the Lord Almighty.”” Haggai 2:9 NIV We often look back on past times and relish the memories that we...
Higher Calling: Service to the King
“The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does. The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.” Psalms 145:17-19 NIV Some of us...
God is Always Available
“The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does. The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.” Psalms 145:17-19 NIV Some of us...
The Do’s of a Life of Mercy
“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” Luke 6:36-37 NIV When I look at the true values of our society, I find that many of...