RLCC Daily Devotions

There’s Still Room 📖 Luke 14:23 “Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.” When the servant came back, there was still room at the table. The master did not settle for an empty seat. He said, “ Go out again.” He calls his servants to go out to the streets, roads, and alleys to bring more people in. This is a picture of God’s urgency and comp...

Keep Inviting, Don’t Give Up 📖 Luke 14:18 “But they all alike began to make excuses..” In the parable, many of the invited guests made excuse. The servant faced rejection too, but he did not stop. Because it was not about him – it was about the Mater’s invitation. The servant just obeyed what his master told him to do. He may not get angry like the Master but for sure he felt frustrated because o...

God’s Invitation is a GiftBy. Ptra. Charo Habagat-Quilon (PCha) 📖 Luke 14:13“But when you give a banquet, invite the blind, the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind and you will be blessed.” We all know the feeling of being invited – to a dinner, a party or a gathering. We all know the feeling of being in a group where you can experience the blessing of having people that will come alongside w...

Open Doors, Not Walls By Ptr. Gerbert Reyes (PE) 📖 Luke 19:9-10 "Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”" Zacchaeus didn’t just receive a visit from Jesus—he received salvation. Jesus declared it publicly: “Today salvation has come to this house.” And then He reminded everyone of...

It's Morphin' Time! By Ptr. Gerbert Reyes (PE) 📖 Luke 19:8 "But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.”" Zacchaeus didn’t stay the same after meeting Jesus. He stood up and declared his intention to give half of his possessions to the poor an...

Radical Welcome By Ptr. Gerbert Reyes (PE) 📖Luke 19:5–6 "When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly." When Jesus saw Zacchaeus in the tree, He didn’t hesitate. He called him by name and said, “I must stay at your house today.” This wasn’t just a casual visit—it was...

Hidden Hunger By Ptr. Gerbert Reyes (PE) 📖Luke 19:3–4“He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.” Zacchaeus was not the kind of person you’d expect to be interested in Jesus. As a chief tax collector, he was wealthy, powerful, and widely disliked. Yet somethi...

Joy Wins 📖1 Peter 1:8–9 “Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory…” Peter reminds us that even though we cannot see Jesus with our physical eyes, we can know Him, love Him, and trust Him. And the result of that trust is a joy that nothing in this world can take away. Our circumsta...

Refined by Trials 📖 1 Peter 1:4“…you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold…may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” Trials are painful, but they are never wasted. Just as fire refines gold, suffering purifies our faith. Gold perishes, but genuine faith lasts forever. Trials don’t de...

A Secure Inheritance 📖 1 Peter 1:4“…to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.” Everything on this earth eventually fades. Possessions wear out, wealth gets spent, even our best memories can slip away. But Peter reminds us that in Christ, we have an inheritance that will never perish, spoil, or fade. It’s secure—kept in heaven by God Himself. Maybe yo...

Hope That Lives 📖 1 Peter 1:3“He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” We live in a world filled with dying hopes. Jobs end, money runs out, health fails, and relationships can break. But Peter tells us that in Christ, we have a hope that is alive—because Jesus Himself is alive. His resurrection isn’t just an event in history; it’...

Jesus Sends Us With Eternal Purpose Ptr. Gerbert Reyes (PE) 📖 Luke 5:10–11“Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.’ So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.” After meeting Jesus, witnessing a miracle, and realizing his own unworthiness, Simon Peter is given a new mission: “From now on, you will fish for people.”Jesus doesn...

Jesus Sees Us with Eyes of Grace Ptr. Gerbert Reyes (PE) 📖 Luke 5:8 “When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, ‘Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!’” Simon’s response to the miracle wasn’t pride—it was humility. He saw Jesus’ holiness and felt his own unworthiness. But Jesus didn’t reject him. He called him. Jesus doesn’t wait for us to be perfect. He calls us as we are —...

Jesus Invites Us Into Deeper Waters Ptr. Gerbert Reyes (PE) 📖 Luke 5:5–6“Simon answered, ‘Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.’ When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.” Simon was exhausted and discouraged. He had done everything he knew to do and still failed. But J...

Jesus Meets Us in the Ordinary Ptr. Gerbert Reyes (PE) Luke 5:3“He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.” Jesus didn’t wait for Simon to come to Him. He stepped into Simon’s boat—into his workplace, his routine, his ordinary day. This moment reminds us that Jesus meets us right wher...

God's Gift, Our Mission Ptra. Swanee Gumatay-Budiao 📖 Ephesians 2:19“Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household..” 📖 Romans 10:14“How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to th...

The Heart of God: Mercy Ptra. Swanee Gumatay-Budiao 📖 Matthew 9:12–13 12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Our deepest need to belong is met not by proving ourselves worthy but by receiving the mercy of Christ. The Pharis...

Welcomed and AcceptedPtra. Swanee Gumatay-Budiao 📖 Matthew 9:10“While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.” We all long for a place where we are loved and accepted for who we are. The world often makes us feel like we have to earn that belonging, but Jesus shows us otherwise. He didn’t just call Matthew to follow Him—...

Jesus Sees You and Sends You📖 Matthew 9:9 "As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This podcast aims to strengthen your faith in the Lord Jesus by giving you additional insights from God's word based on each week's Sunda...

An Identity That Cannot Be Shaken📖 Luke 10:23–24“Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, ‘Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.’”Jesus reminded His disciples how blessed they were to see what prophets longed for. Our greatest blessing is not i...

The Gift of Intimacy📖 Luke 10:21–22“At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, ‘I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do. All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Fathe...

The Security of Heaven📖 Luke 10:20“However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”Jesus redirected His disciples’ joy: not in power, but in the assurance that their names are written in heaven. Our security is not in achievements, relationships, or possessions—it is in knowing that we belong to God forever.👉 Reflection: How does the tru...

True Victory in Christ📖 Luke 10:18–19“He replied, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.’”📖 1 John 4:4“You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”Jesus told His disciples th...

A Deeper Longing📖 Luke 10:17“The seventy-two returned with joy and said, ‘Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.’”The seventy-two came back rejoicing because of their victory over demons. Yet, Jesus wanted them to see something deeper: their need for Him. Just like them, we often celebrate our accomplishments, possessions, or how others see us. But these things cannot define us. Deep in...

Trusting the Spirit to Finish the Work📖 Acts 8:39–4039 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea. After the baptism, the Spirit suddenly carried Philip away. The E...