by Ray Viola | May 29, 2021 | Devotionals
Jesus said, “Behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.” (John 4:35) At the end of the synoptic gospels, we hear Jesus giving the command to go into all the world and preach the gospel (Matt 28:18-20; Mark...
by Ray Viola | May 28, 2021 | Devotionals
In our study today we see that it was Jesus who instructed us to pray for God’s kingdom to come (Matthew 6:10). According to Jesus, this kingdom is also already at hand, for He began to preach, and to say, “Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew...
by Ray Viola | May 27, 2021 | Devotionals
Jonah 4.1-3 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God,...
by Ray Viola | May 26, 2021 | Devotionals
Luke 8.19-21 Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd. Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.” He replied, “My mother and...
by Ray Viola | May 25, 2021 | Devotionals
Luke 5.36-39 And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. And no man putteth new wine into old bottles;...