by Ray Viola | Apr 3, 2025 | Devotionals
Psalm 32 is a psalm of David. It’s called a Maschil which means that it is a Psalm of instruction. It is a Psalm that instructs us about the right way and wrong way to deal with sin. The right way is to bring it into the light, the wrong way is to seek to justify it,...
by Ray Viola | Apr 2, 2025 | Devotionals
Prov 30.88 “Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: 9 Lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who [is] the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God [in vain].” We...
by Ray Viola | Apr 1, 2025 | Devotionals
Isaiah 32:17 “And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.” Good morning, loved ones. I am actually writing this devotional while waiting for some blood work to be taken. I did not mention...
by Ray Viola | Mar 31, 2025 | Devotionals
Heb 4.16 “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” What is the difference between mercy and grace? Mercy is not getting what we deserve. Grace is getting what we do not...
by Ray Viola | Mar 30, 2025 | Devotionals
One of the most beloved Psalms in the Bible is the 23rd Psalm. This morning beloved, I urge you to get alone with Jesus and read this breakdown of this Psalm and what it means for those who turn to Jesus as Savior and Lord. The Lord is my Shepherd – That’s...
by Ray Viola | Mar 28, 2025 | Devotionals
The Spirit-inspired prayer of Paul in Ephesians 3.14-21 is breathtaking, beloved. There is no way that I could even scratch the surface of the weightiness and vastness of what is being taught here. Human language falls so far short of this revelation of God towards...