by Ray Viola | Jan 2, 2026 | Devotionals
1 John 4.8 The person who does not love does not know God, because God is love. The fallen world system has taken the sacred things of God and twisted their meanings. In the Greek language, there are two different words that are translated into the English word love....
by Ray Viola | Jan 1, 2026 | Devotionals
I want to take a moment to say thank you to each and every one of my Daily Devotional subscribers. I was gently “pushed” by a couple of men in our church family to write some spiritual insights to bless God’s people. I reluctantly accepted their...
by Ray Viola | Dec 29, 2025 | Devotionals
2 Tim 1.5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. What does it mean to have an unfeigned faith? It means to have a faith that is...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 26, 2025 | Devotionals
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. When we were born again it was not a reward for good behavior. It was a free gift bestowed upon us through the Lord...
by Ray Viola | Dec 25, 2025 | Christmas, Devotionals
We just celebrated the first coming of Jesus at Christmas. Let’s not forget that Jesus is coming again. And may we never forget that man’s salvation was not man’s idea! From the beginning of human history, God alluded to the redemptive work of the Lamb of God....
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 23, 2025 | Christmas, Devotionals
Holiness at once breeds in our hearts a deep attractiveness and a trembling horror. We find in it something that our souls crave, and yet something that we inherently know we will never have of our own accord. That perfection and purity is something we desire acutely,...