by Ray Viola | Mar 12, 2022 | Devotionals
Wouldn’t it be great if there were Bible verses that sounded like, Think about prayer, or Think about giving. I mean, with a Bible like that I could be almost perfect! Now, however, I could probably author a book entitled, The Book of Good Intentions. The...
by Ray Viola | Mar 11, 2022 | Contemporary Issues
In Ecclesiastes 7:14 we are told, In the day of adversity consider. You can look up the word adversity for yourself in a Strong’s Concordance under #7451 (in the Hebrew) and you’ll quickly see that it is not referring to a picnic in the park. We’ve...
by Ray Viola | Mar 10, 2022 | Devotionals
In Luke’s 13th chapter we find the Lord speaking in parabolic form about how a certain man planted a fig tree in his vineyard and came to it looking for fruit. This parable closely follows our Lord’s teaching about repentance. Genuine repentance toward God...
by Ray Viola | Mar 9, 2022 | Contemporary Issues
The Bible teaches us that in the last days mankind will be full of distress and perplexity. The word perplexity comes from a Greek word meaning no way out. In other words, things will be out of control. Things get out of control when they operate in opposition to...
by Ray Viola | Mar 8, 2022 | Contemporary Christianity
Isaiah 12:3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. Israel is located in a semi-arid climate that is totally dependent upon rain for its provision of water. You learn to appreciate water when you live or visit a place where water is rare...