by Ray Viola | Dec 13, 2022 | Devotionals
Jeremiah 6:16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. I know that the word old is a relative word. I...
by Ray Viola | Dec 12, 2022 | Contemporary Christianity
Malachi 1:14 But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen. The prophet Jeremiah said: “Cursed [be] he...
by Ray Viola | Dec 11, 2022 | Devotionals
One of the most powerful motivations for Christian service and holy Christian living is the fact that every single believer is going to stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ. Sin and salvation will not be the subject of that Judgment, for Jesus Christ bore all of...
by Ray Viola | Dec 10, 2022 | Christmas
I have a button that says, “Keep Christ in Christmas”. Pondering the up-coming holiday season, I became saddened at how secularized Christmas has become. For some, keeping Christ in Christmas may mean nothing more than including Him with Santa Claus,...
by Ray Viola | Dec 9, 2022 | Christmas
For too many people, Christmas simply means the baby Jesus in a manger. This same Jesus, however, is known by numerous other titles, some of which are the following, Jesus is: Shiloh, Passover Lamb, Captain of the Lord’s Host, Kinsman Redeemer (pictured by...