by Ray Viola | Dec 15, 2022 | Christmas, Devotionals
We just celebrated the first coming of Jesus at Christmas. Let’s not forget that Jesus is coming again. And may we never forget that man’s salvation was not man’s idea! From the beginning of human history, God alluded to the redemptive work of the Lamb of God....
by Ray Viola | Dec 14, 2022 | Devotionals
The last verse in Judges indicates the peril of self rule, which is the demise of mankind.’In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.’ When man is bent on self rule, destruction is sure to follow. A good example of this is found in 1...
by Ray Viola | Dec 13, 2022 | Devotionals
Jeremiah 6:16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. I know that the word old is a relative word. I...
by Ray Viola | Dec 12, 2022 | Contemporary Christianity
Malachi 1:14 But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen. The prophet Jeremiah said: “Cursed [be] he...
by Ray Viola | Dec 11, 2022 | Devotionals
One of the most powerful motivations for Christian service and holy Christian living is the fact that every single believer is going to stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ. Sin and salvation will not be the subject of that Judgment, for Jesus Christ bore all of...