by Ray Viola | Aug 15, 2021 | Devotionals
“And the Lord said, ‘Simon, Simon! Indeed Satan has desired you, that he may sift you as wheat.’ “ In reading this verse in Luke 22:3, the Holy Spirit brought to my attention a Biblical truth that hit me like a glass of cold water in the face. In that passage the Lord...
by Ray Viola | Jun 11, 2021 | Devotionals
One of the greatest needs in the body of Christ is Spirit-filled men who fear God. The Bible tells us that men are to love their wives as Christ loves His bride the church (Ephesians 5:25-29). The Bible also tells us that we are to bring up our children in the nurture...
by Ray Viola | Mar 23, 2021 | Devotionals
Psalm 113.5,6 Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high, Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth! God promises to keep those in perfect peace whose minds are stayed, or fixed on Him. One of the most necessary...
by Ray Viola | Dec 4, 2020 | Devotionals
Hag 2:1-3 In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying, Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Nosed each, the high priest, and to the...
by Ray Viola | Nov 12, 2020 | Devotionals
My devotional this week does not have a direct connection with our study this morning about not loving this present world system (1 John 2:15-17), but at the same time, it is the very essence of how we overcome this present world system. Only a greater love for God...