by Ray Viola | Jun 10, 2024 | Devotionals
Psalms 45:7 “Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”In this Messianic Psalm, we read that Jesus Christ, Son of Man was a man anointed with gladness because He...
by Ray Viola | Jun 8, 2024 | Devotionals
Hebrews 8:6 “But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.”One of the oft repeated words used in the book of Hebrews is the word better. Our passage...
by Ray Viola | Jun 6, 2024 | Devotionals
Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. (Psalms 80:3)Three times in Psalm 80, we find the words found in our morning devotional. They were directed to The Shepherd of Israel, Who dwells between the cherubim. It was a request for God...
by Ray Viola | Jun 5, 2024 | Devotionals, Lessons from the Old Testament
What? According to the apostle Paul, every single one of the heretical teachings that were seeking to find acceptance in the body of Christ stemmed from the simple fact that they were not holding fast to The Head of the church, Jesus Christ. The same holds true today....
by Ray Viola | Jun 4, 2024 | Devotionals
Psalms 112:7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD. This is said to be the state of the heart of the man who fears The Lord and delights greatly in His commandments. There is no shortage of evil tidings in the world. Prophets...