by Ray Viola | Mar 27, 2022 | Devotionals
Jesus, in talking about the end of the age said, ‘Take heed to yourselves’. In the original language the word for ‘heed’ means ‘to hold the mind towards’ and ‘pay attention to’. It also carries with it a tone of caution and the implication to beware. As we read the...
by Ray Viola | Feb 18, 2022 | Contemporary Christianity
I’m convinced more than ever that Satan’s fuel in the believer’s life is excuses. Now that might seem a bit harsh at first but think this through with me. Proverbs 26:13 talks about making excuses. The individual here mentions the presence of a lion...
by Ray Viola | Jan 26, 2021 | Devotionals
God’s desire for His people is that we grow spiritually. Peter directly exhorts us to “grow in the grace and in knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 3:18) The Holy Spirit warns us about danger of arrested spiritual development (Hebrews 5:12-14). So...
by Ray Viola | Oct 19, 2019 | Devotionals
Gal 5.19-26 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such...