Devotions from Pastor RJ

“¶Even though I walk through the [sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort and console me.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭23‬:‭4‬ ‭AMP God’s desire for us is to be molded into type and...

“Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: “I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭32‬:‭26‬-‭27‬ ‭NIV What makes Jesus special? What can Jesus do that no one else can do? What separates Jesus Christ from all the other...

“for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. Do everything without grumbling or arguing,” ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭NIV‬‬ One of characteristics that shows up in a person’s life when they walking with the Lord is a...

“However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him—” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭2‬:‭9 NIV Not much is written in the scriptures about what Heaven is like. We get a...

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV When we have a problem, an opportunity that...

“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭53‬:‭5‬ ‭NIV When we hit a wall in our lives, run smack in the middle of a true life crisis, we...

“The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you, saying, ‘Destroy them!’” ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭33‬:‭27‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Life is turning out to be so unpredictable these days due to a number of different events. Our...

“Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”” ‭‭John‬ ‭4‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭NIV‬‬ I love...

“And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.”...

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” ‭‭John‬ ‭10‬:‭10‬-‭11‬ ‭NIV‬‬ If anything, we humans like to have as many...