by Ray Viola | Nov 26, 2021 | Devotionals
Mankind is spirit, soul and body. That is, we’re basically physical and spiritual in nature, and we need sight in both areas. Our Lord Jesus is still the One who opens the eyes of the blind. Whenever He heard the cry, “Have mercy on us,”...
by Ray Viola | Oct 26, 2021 | Contemporary Issues, How to Have Peace
John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Our world is like a...
by Ray Viola | Oct 17, 2021 | Special Occasions
ACTS 2:14-41 The people to whom Peter is preaching in Acts 2 are attending The Jewish Feast of Pentecost. This was one of the 3 required major Jewish Festivals along with the feasts of Passover/Unleavened Bread and Tabernacles. They are observing a religious tradition...
by Ray Viola | Oct 10, 2021 | Contemporary Issues, Devotionals
John 11:35 Jesus wept. This is one of the shortest passages of Scripture, but it contains volumes of information about our precious Lord Jesus Christ. The context is the gravesite of Lazarus. This is a sad occasion. We also know that this entire scenario was set up...
by Ray Viola | Aug 20, 2021 | Devotionals
Never and always are two no-no words in secular society and counsel. Once again, the Word of God and the counsel of the ungodly clash. The apostle Paul said that he always was bringing his fellow saints to God in prayer. In his second letter to Corinth we have...