by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 25, 2024 | Devotionals
To be chosen by God is quite an incredible thing, because it means that the Lord made a choice to make us His very own. We are chosen to be a royal priesthood, a holy priesthood. Each and every child of God is chosen to be a priest of the Lord. This call of God is a...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 24, 2024 | Devotionals, Mark
As soon as He was alone, His followers, along with the twelve, began asking Him about the parables. And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables, so that while seeing, they...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 23, 2024 | Contemporary Issues
Each one of us can count on the LORD to supply the strength we need day by day. Therefore, let us walk upon those high places of worship and fellowship with the Lord each and every day. The Bible tells us what the last days will be like on earth, and we certainly can...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 22, 2024 | Devotionals
“Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.” The Hebrew root of the English word “upright” means straight, even, or right. Webster’s Dictionary defines upright as a strict adherence to moral principles. As followers of Jesus we, above all people, are to be...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 21, 2024 | Devotionals
It is significant to note that in the days of Hezekiah’s reformation (2 Chron 29:1-5), they began the cleansing of the house of the Lord in the inner part. Before there can be any pure work of God accomplished, our inner man must be cleansed. Paul writes about...