by Ray Viola | Sep 4, 2025 | Devotionals
One of the most wonderful themes in Scripture is the theme of redemption. The term “redeem” conveys the idea of deliverance or ransom. Biblical redemption has a cost, and Scripture declares that the price of man’s redemp- tion is the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ (1...
by Ray Viola | Aug 8, 2025 | Devotionals
Plain and simple – anger, greed and rebellion against God stinks! Cain (Genesis 4), Korah (Numbers 16), and Balaam (Numbers 22-25) are devastating examples of people like you and me who paid a severe price for giving way to greed, anger and rebellion. Yes, the...
by Ray Viola | Jul 18, 2025 | Devotionals
Exodus 8.23 And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be. Jehovah spoke those words to Pharaoh, ruler of Egypt. The Pharoah’s were considered to be gods incarnate. But Pharoah’s and every other person who thinks...
by Ray Viola | Jul 16, 2025 | Devotionals
2 Kings 12.17,18 Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had...
by Ray Viola | Jul 8, 2025 | Devotionals
“…without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins.” Hebrews 9:22 Our meditation title today is taken from an old hymn that reminds us that the only thing that can wash away our sins is the blood of Jesus Christ. God has decreed that blood makes...