by Ray Viola | Sep 4, 2025 | Devotionals
One of the most wonderful themes in Scripture is the theme of redemption. The term “redeem” conveys the idea of deliverance or ransom. Biblical redemption has a cost, and Scripture declares that the price of man’s redemp- tion is the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ (1...
by Ray Viola | Sep 3, 2025 | Communion Messages
This is another one of the Psalms of David, the man after God’s own heart. Though the background of this Psalm is not revealed, in verse 3 and 4, we see that David is going through a time of difficulty, opposition or danger that was behind this declaration of faith in...
by Ray Viola | Sep 2, 2025 | Devotionals
Jesus commanded the apostles that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, “‘which,’ He said, ‘you have heard from Me’” (Acts 1:4). Jesus had told these men that He would send the Promise of the Father (Luke 24:49), and on the Day...
by Ray Viola | Sep 1, 2025 | Devotionals
In the heavenly scene, John sees the 7 Spirits of God (Revelation 3:1, 4:5, 5:6). Many commentators cross reference this to Isaiah 11:2: “The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of...
by Ray Viola | Aug 31, 2025 | Devotionals
In one of the most personal letters in the entire canon of Scripture (3rd John), we read about three men who were influencing the church in one way or another. One was Gaius, the other was Diotrephes and the last was Demetrius. Two of these men, Gaius and Demetrius...