by Ray Viola | Jul 29, 2023 | Devotionals
This individual is extremely popular. He has charisma, that “something special.” Someone said his words reflect “the feelings I feel.” The songs he wrote speak about love and truth. (Could they be psalms?) He has a staff who work night and day; some don’t even draw a...
by Ray Viola | Jul 5, 2023 | Devotionals
As we read in Colossians 1:24-29, we see the apostle Paul was devoted to Jesus Christ at any cost and determined to fulfill the call of God upon his life. He was driven by the desire to proclaim the gospel to the lost and see people turned into disciples of Jesus...
by Ray Viola | Nov 6, 2021 | Devotionals
The Scripture says that believers are married to Jesus. This is a great mystery. What isn’t a mystery is the conclusion that can be drawn from these verses, and that is that the Lord Jesus wants to have a loving, personal, intimate, and eternal relationship...
by Ray Viola | Jun 4, 2021 | Devotionals
According to the apostle John, you can be sure of this: only those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are Christians; and those who do not, are not Christians. A person reveals the kingdom they belong to by the things that they crave and feed on. Our appetites...
by Ray Viola | Mar 17, 2020 | Devotionals
The material in quotes in today’s blog is actually taken from the notes of The Reformation Heritage Bible on Zechariah 7 that I was reading this morning. I couldn’t say it any better. “Perfunctory religious rituals without a genuine heart for the...