by Ray Viola | Mar 14, 2025 | Devotionals
1Pe 2:11 “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts (sensual urges; the evil desires, the passions of the flesh, your lower nature), which war against the soul; 12 Having your conversation (a man’s whole conduct)...
by Ray Viola | Mar 13, 2025 | Devotionals
1Pe 5:5 “Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble (Prov 3.34). 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand...
by Ray Viola | Mar 12, 2025 | Devotionals
The Shulamite woman, speaking of her husband, declared in Song of Songs 2:4 “He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.” This is nothing less than a picture of the love of Jesus Christ for His bride, the church. The apostle...
by Ray Viola | Mar 11, 2025 | Devotionals, Lessons from the Old Testament
The Psalmist wrote, Psalms 142:5 “I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou [art] my refuge [and] my portion in the land of the living.” How wonderful it is to have Jesus Christ for our portion today, dear ones. This declaration of God being the...
by Ray Viola | Mar 9, 2025 | Contemporary Christianity, Contemporary Issues
Jesus came to seek and to save that which was lost, but what was the gospel that He commanded us to preach? Was it a message that God promises you health and wealth? Don’t need Jesus for that, friends. Join any health club, eat organic food, and attend a...