by Ray Viola | Jul 30, 2025 | Devotionals
Matthew 5.3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The beatitudes describe the character of the kind of people who belong to Jesus Christ. These beatitude descriptions transcend denominational lines. They describe the person who is...
by Ray Viola | Mar 13, 2025 | Devotionals
1Pe 5:5 “Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble (Prov 3.34). 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand...
by Ray Viola | Oct 12, 2024 | Devotionals, Lessons from the Old Testament
1 Samuel 2.12-18 Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard for the Lord. Now it was the practice of the priests that, whenever any of the people offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand while the meat was being...
by Ray Viola | Aug 18, 2024 | Devotionals
We learn in our journey through Paul’s letter to the believers in Philippi that there was an undercurrent of selfishness which manifested itself in attitudes of vainglory and strife. To address that problem, Paul reminded them of the humility of Jesus Christ and how...
by Ray Viola | Jun 28, 2024 | Devotionals
Isa 2.11 “The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. 12 For the day of the LORD of hosts [shall be] upon every [one that is] proud and lofty, and upon every [one that...