by Pastor Ray Viola | Oct 14, 2023 | Devotionals
Job is one of the Bible characters that people admire, but they want no part of the life that makes one admirable. Job was mentioned by Ezekiel alongside of Noah and Daniel as great men of God.1 God himself called Job His servant, unlike any on earth at the time,...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Oct 13, 2023 | Devotionals
The answer to our need for power to live the Christian life is the filling of the Spirit of God.1 We can have willing spirits, but our flesh is weak.2 Jesus promised us another Comforter (Helper) who would dwell within us forever.3 This Comforter of course is God the...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Oct 12, 2023 | Devotionals
The other morning in my devotions I read about the priests who ministered unto the Lord. The Scripture records how they did their business, which was essentially a routine that began every morning and evening.1 Somehow, the words “every morning” leapt off the pages at...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Oct 11, 2023 | Devotionals
When Paul proclaimed the message of salvation by grace, apart from works or human effort (Ephesians 2:8,9), there were some who interpreted that as meaning that we are now free to live any way that we choose. Beloved, that is not how the grace of God teaches us to...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Oct 10, 2023 | Devotionals
In Romans 5:12-21 we read about the contrast between the first Adam and Jesus Christ, the last Adam (1 Corinthians 15:45). The first Adam is the head of the entire human race. When he fell in the garden of Eden, he passed along to every other human being the sin...