by Ray Viola | Jul 24, 2022 | Devotionals
We are ever being taught by God’s Spirit to walk by faith, and not by sight. Faith sees what the natural eye doesn’t. How important it is for us to grasp this key to a steady walk with Jesus. I was reminded of this again when one of the lines sung during a worship...
by Ray Viola | Jul 22, 2022 | Devotionals
The promise to those persecuted for Christ’s name sake is that their reward would be great in heaven. Jesus said that ìthe kingdom of heaven is at hand, or near. Our citizenship as Christians is in heaven. Our passports have been eternally stamped by the blood...
by Ray Viola | Jul 21, 2022 | Devotionals
God is forever watching over us. Forget about hiding from Him. The Bible says Noah found grace ‘in the eyes of the Lord’. Righteous living, by the grace of God, always catches the Lord’s eye. God told Israel to walk in obedience to Him and do that...
by Ray Viola | Jul 20, 2022 | Devotionals
Exodus 15:1-21 is a beautiful Old Testament picture of the glorious gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ. Israel was delivered from Egypt, a type of the world, by the powerful blood of the Passover Lamb. That deliverance was the glorious victory of Jehovah for His...
by Ray Viola | Jul 18, 2022 | Devotionals
The faith that is given to us as Christians is more than empty words. Israel had all of the religious routine (and then some) down pat, but it was lip service only. Jesus used the religious Pharisees as an example of how not to pray, fast or give unto the Lord!...