by Ray Viola | Dec 31, 2021 | Devotionals
Isaiah 26:8 The desire of our soul is to Thy Name. We are creatures that are driven by our desires. It never ceases to amaze me the sacrifices that people will make to fulfill their desires. Some are driven by athletic desires. Others are driven by financial desires....
by Ray Viola | Dec 29, 2021 | Devotionals
Psalm 104:29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Where does all life come from? “Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, seeing He giveth to all life, and...
by Ray Viola | Dec 26, 2021 | Contemporary Issues
Revelation 9:20,21 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor...
by Ray Viola | Dec 24, 2021 | Contemporary Christianity
I was reading Colossians 3:2 and, as is so often the case when I study the Scriptures, I ran across an interesting translation of this verse. The King James Version reads, Set your affection on things above. However, the Greek meaning in a literal sense is to interest...
by Ray Viola | Dec 6, 2021 | Contemporary Christianity
Why pray to Mary when you can go right to Jesus? Sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it? Sadly for some, tradition has made the work of God of no effect. Religious traditions have a way of mesmerizing their adherents. For example, in the Catholic church Mary is...