by Ray Viola | Jun 13, 2024 | Devotionals
1 Kings 18.17 “And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, [Art] thou he that troubleth Israel? 18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD,...
by Ray Viola | Jun 10, 2024 | Devotionals
Psalms 45:7 “Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”In this Messianic Psalm, we read that Jesus Christ, Son of Man was a man anointed with gladness because He...
by Ray Viola | Jun 6, 2024 | Devotionals
Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. (Psalms 80:3)Three times in Psalm 80, we find the words found in our morning devotional. They were directed to The Shepherd of Israel, Who dwells between the cherubim. It was a request for God...
by Pastor Ray Viola | May 11, 2024 | Prophecy
Just as Joseph was not known and accepted by His brothers until the second time they saw him in Egypt, Jesus Christ will not be recognized and accepted as Messiah by the nation of Israel as a whole until His Second Coming. Scripture is filled with prophecies...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 29, 2023 | Devotionals
The book of Leviticus is filled with types, pictures, and symbols of the Lord Jesus Christ. As is recorded in Hebrews, the law is a shadow of good things to come. Paul the apostle mentions this very same truth to the believers in Colosse. To state the obvious, a...