by Ray Viola | Feb 17, 2022 | Devotionals
1 Samuel 1:9,10 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD. And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. Bitterness of soul. The...
by Ray Viola | Jan 27, 2022 | Devotionals
John 5:39-40 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. Galatians 3:24-26 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might...
by Ray Viola | Jan 22, 2022 | Devotionals
Our God gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did. This is the true and living God who saw the nation of Israel regathered into their homeland even before their exile and before their return. God saw His nation Israel come...
by Ray Viola | Dec 31, 2021 | Devotionals
Isaiah 26:8 The desire of our soul is to Thy Name. We are creatures that are driven by our desires. It never ceases to amaze me the sacrifices that people will make to fulfill their desires. Some are driven by athletic desires. Others are driven by financial desires....
by Ray Viola | Dec 7, 2021 | Devotionals
A common misunderstanding about the resurrection of the dead exists today, both in and outside the church. That is, that there is going to be one general, all-encompassing resurrection of the dead and then a final judgment. Is there going to be a bodily...