by Ray Viola | Sep 8, 2025 | Devotionals
“Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, ‘Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.’ But He answered and said to them, ‘An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as...
by Ray Viola | Sep 7, 2025 | Devotionals
In chapter 5 of Revelation, we find one of 28 references to the “Lamb”, which of course is one of the many titles given to Our Lord Jesus Christ in Scripture. John sees Jesus in glory as a Lamb that had been slain (Revelation 5:6) from the foundation of the world...
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 | Sep 3, 2025 | Communion Messages
This is another one of the Psalms of David, the man after God’s own heart. Though the background of this Psalm is not revealed, in verse 3 and 4, we see that David is going through a time of difficulty, opposition or danger that was behind this declaration of faith in...
by Ray Viola | Sep 1, 2025 | Devotionals
In the heavenly scene, John sees the 7 Spirits of God (Revelation 3:1, 4:5, 5:6). Many commentators cross reference this to Isaiah 11:2: “The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of...