by Ray Viola | May 27, 2021 | Devotionals
Jonah 4.1-3 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God,...
by Ray Viola | May 5, 2021 | Contemporary Christianity, Contemporary Issues
Luke 4.17-19 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to...
by Ray Viola | Apr 15, 2021 | Devotionals
One of the 5 principles of the Protestant Reformation is Sola Deo Gloria, which basically states that all glory and praise belongs unto God (Psalm 115:1). No place in Scripture makes this point more clear than the heavenly scenes in Revelation 4 and 5. Think of all...
by Ray Viola | Feb 16, 2021 | Devotionals
Revelation 11.3-7 “And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. And if any man...
by Ray Viola | Aug 28, 2020 | Devotionals
The church of Philadelphia is traditional known as the evangelical congregation. Prior to the gospel coming to the area, the city was the center of “evangelizing” the known world in the Greek culture. It is here that the Lord Jesus Christ introduces Himself as “He...