by Ray Viola | Mar 4, 2020 | Devotionals
Our meditation this morning is a simple one. I am going to copy four sections of Scripture that mention faithful sayings of God, in hopes that as you read them and meditate upon them, the truth of God would embrace them prayerfully, that they might minister strength...
by Ray Viola | Feb 21, 2020 | Devotionals
Ephesians 1.3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. Three times in one verse we find the word blessed or blessings. The Source of these blessings is our Blessed God and...
by Ray Viola | Apr 25, 2019 | Devotionals, Lessons from the Old Testament
These precious words were spoken by God to his servant Moses in that incredible 33rd chapter of Exodus. The entire chapter is a good read, and I would encourage you to do so. The purpose of God speaking these words to Moses was to encourage him as he carried out the...
by Ray Viola | Sep 26, 2018 | Contemporary Christianity
Scripture tells us that Barnabas was a man of encouragement. (Acts 4:36) There possibly has never been a time in either the history of mankind or the church when the gift of encouragement has been more needed. To encourage means “to give courage, hope, or confidence...