by Pastor Ray Viola | May 7, 2025 | Selah
Today’s passage concerns a father instructing his child in the ways of godly wisdom. Though these words were spoken centuries ago, they are still relevant today. Christian parents and children alike will find these words invaluable as they strive to live godly lives...
by Pastor Ray Viola | May 6, 2025 | Selah
A couple ways that a person can honor the Lord is to give of our substance to support the spreading of the Gospel and to minister to those in need. Another way is to submit to the Lord’s discipline, because everything that God allows to come into our lives has a...
by Pastor Ray Viola | May 5, 2025 | Selah
Today’s passage cautions us not to be wise in our own eyes. Conceit, which is pride, elevates our own ideas above God’s way. Whereas God’s way leads to health and peaceful contentment, man’s way results in fear, guilt, hatred, sickness, and sorrow. Please open your...
by Pastor Ray Viola | May 3, 2025 | Devotionals
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. Three times in one verse we find the word blessed or blessings. The Source of these blessings is our Blessed God and...
by Pastor Ray Viola | May 2, 2025 | Selah
Wisdom, like a godly parent, wants the best for her children. One can only live one’s best life, which benefits from divine favor, by obeying principles set forth in God’s word. Therefore, in today’s passage, Wisdom pleads with her child to remember God’s precepts...