by Ray Viola | Mar 1, 2021 | Selah
Memories of former victories can make the pain of defeat even more bitter. Yet, when our fellowship with other saints is hindered and God is seemingly hiding His face from us, we begin to value our fellowship with each other and God even more. Oppression creates a...
by Ray Viola | Feb 26, 2021 | Selah
The human soul has an inherant longing for some source of satisfaction. As Christians, we know that our inner craving is for fellowship with God. This spiritual thirst, which David likened to a deer thirsting for water as it wanders through a parched countryside, can...
by Ray Viola | Feb 25, 2021 | Selah
The Psalms are filled with passages concerning discouragement and depression. These are real feelings experienced by the godly and the ungodly when confronted with life’s harsh realities. However, we should not let our emotions rule over us. As redeemed believers in...
by Ray Viola | Feb 24, 2021 | Selah
Sometimes, but not always, sin can lead to sickness. In today’s passage, David believed that his sin was the cause of his sickness. David’s enemies were hoping that his sickness was terminal. Adding to his grief was that a once-close friend of David’s was among those...
by Ray Viola | Feb 23, 2021 | Selah
True religion in God’s eyes consists of a whole life that is lived in the awareness of and response to the unmerited, undeserved, saving grace of God in Christ Jesus. Only Jesus can atone for our sin and change our motives, actions, and attitudes by His Holy Spirit....