by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 19, 2025 | Selah
God’s holiness simultaneously breeds within our hearts deep attractiveness and trembling horror. Amazingly, His holiness dwelt within a human baby in such a humble form, that He not only could identify with sinful man, but He could also even identify with the animals...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 18, 2025 | Selah
One day, God’s throne and His heavenly city will move from heaven to rest on a new earth. Then, and for all eternity, God will dwell with and among men, whom Jesus has redeemed by His blood. An important prelude to this event happened about two thousand years ago: God...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 17, 2025 | Selah
Today’s passage foretold the birth of a child, given by God, Who would be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. These titles point to the divine nature and eternal reign of Jesus Christ, Who brings wisdom, strength, fatherly...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 16, 2025 | Selah
The incarnation, or human birth of Jesus Christ, was not His beginning. He is our ever-present wonderful Counselor and mighty God that created us! God was first manifest in the flesh as a baby in a manger when He added humanity to His deity. He then grew to become...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 16, 2025 | Christmas, Devotionals
The first Biblical reference to the title of Savior comes from the lips of none other than David (2 Sam 22:3), the man after God’s own heart. The Hebrew word for savior is the verb “yasha”, which means: “avenging, defend, deliver, help, preserve, rescue, save, get...