by Ray Viola | Jun 9, 2022 | Devotionals
Our society is stuck on stars, for example, rock stars, movie stars. Some people even ‘follow’ the stars in the heavens to supposedly determine their futures (via horoscopes). How true God’s word is when it writes about people worshiping and serving...
by Ray Viola | Jun 8, 2022 | Devotionals
Redemption is the theme of Scripture. From the early chapters in Genesis right on through the Book of Revelation, the thought of the guilty being set free at the expense of the innocent is clear. Take a look at how this theme of redemption is recorded in the book of...
by Ray Viola | Jun 7, 2022 | Contemporary Christianity
No doubt, Paul was a wonderful servant of the Lord Jesus. However, even Paul learned the valuable lesson that no child of God can ever walk with Jesus effectively as a “lone ranger”. We find in Acts 20:4 that other ìliving stones accompanied Paul on his...
by Ray Viola | Jun 6, 2022 | Devotionals
It is important that we have a Biblical definition of the word servant, or “duolos” in the Greek in Mark 10:45: “One who gives himself up to another’s will; someone devoted to another to the disregard of one’s own interests.” A...
by Ray Viola | Jun 5, 2022 | Devotionals
When Jesus gave that all-encompassing invitation to ‘Come to Me…Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me’, I would think that any argument about our daily walk or question about determining His will for our lives would be laid to rest. Sadly, that is not the case....