by Ray Viola | Jul 12, 2024 | Devotionals
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. Psalm 84.10 Do you agree with the confession of the Psalmist this morning, beloved? I pray that both writer and reader...
by Ray Viola | Jul 9, 2024 | Devotionals
The Greek word that is translated “saint” is hagios. Hagios, and its Hebrew equivalent qadowsh, are usually translated “holy”. In Hebrew thought, if a thing is described as holy, the basic idea is that it is different from other things; it is...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Nov 27, 2023 | Devotionals
To corrupt means to decay. The Latin equivalent means to destroy. Man has been given by his Creator a free will and the capacity to choose. Now, we all make many choices every day, most of them of relatively minor importance. However, it’s important to realize that...
by Ray Viola | Jul 10, 2023 | Devotionals
What does a blessed life look like? Or let me put it this way: What does God say that a life that is blessed looks like? The answer is found in the Holy Scriptures. As we study what has been called “The Sermon on the Mount”, The Lord Jesus Christ opens His discourse...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 10, 2023 | Devotionals
I find it so interesting that in a letter that is written to Christians who were being persecuted and unjustly treated, Peter would include a section on loving life (1 Peter 3:10). Loving life when being persecuted? When under pressure? When unjustly treated? Yes....