by Ray Viola | Mar 19, 2020 | Devotionals
John 6.44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. Salvation is of The Lord. Fallen man is incapable of coming to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ apart from The Father’s divine drawing....
by Ray Viola | Mar 18, 2020 | Devotionals
Zech 4.6,7 – This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof...
by Ray Viola | Mar 17, 2020 | Devotionals
The material in quotes in today’s blog is actually taken from the notes of The Reformation Heritage Bible on Zechariah 7 that I was reading this morning. I couldn’t say it any better. “Perfunctory religious rituals without a genuine heart for the...
by Ray Viola | Mar 16, 2020 | Devotionals
Webster tells us that the word “free” means to be at liberty, no longer enslaved. What a beautiful picture of the Christian life! Jesus Christ indeed makes His people free (John 8:32-36). Three times in Romans 5 (verses 15,16,18) we are told that eternal life is a...
by Ray Viola | Mar 14, 2020 | Devotionals
Zech 11.11 And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the Lord. Nothing happens by chance in God’s universe. Though the mystery of iniquity and the wheels of divine providence are not easy to...