by Ray Viola | May 23, 2025 | Devotionals
Proverbs 17:3 “The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.” It is a new day. A gift from our marvelous Lord God. Let us understand that we do not live our lives in a vacuum or without purpose. We have been...
by Ray Viola | May 22, 2025 | Devotionals
PSALM 17.4 “Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept [me from] the paths of the destroyer. 5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, [that] my footsteps slip not.” There are only two paths for us to choose to walk upon in life today. One is...
by Ray Viola | May 21, 2025 | Devotionals, On the way to church
Let me ask you a question. What motivates you to be in church today? Is there something different that has compelled you to come to service this morning but not last week or next week? Why would you believe that the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is important to...
by Ray Viola | May 20, 2025 | Devotionals
What does a blessed life look like? Or let me put it this way: What does God say that a life that is blessed looks like? The answer is found in the Holy Scriptures. In beginning a teaching in what has been called “The Sermon on the Mount”, The Lord Jesus Christ opens...
by Ray Viola | May 18, 2025 | Devotionals
The apostle Paul opened his second epistle to the church in Corinth with the words, “Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to...
by Ray Viola | May 17, 2025 | Devotionals
We will be pondering the passages from Revelation 5 today. The scene of course is in heaven. In the right hand of The Father Who is seated on His throne, there is a sealed book (Revelation 5:1). Not only has the unfolding of the rest of the book of Revelation, but in...