by Ray Viola | Aug 15, 2021 | Devotionals
“And the Lord said, ‘Simon, Simon! Indeed Satan has desired you, that he may sift you as wheat.’ “ In reading this verse in Luke 22:3, the Holy Spirit brought to my attention a Biblical truth that hit me like a glass of cold water in the face. In that passage the Lord...
by Ray Viola | Jul 29, 2021 | Contemporary Christianity
The Psalms were the Jewish nation’s “songbook”. Scripture tells us a lot about music. Music is a gift from God, for the devil has no creative power whatsoever. Paul tells us that music is instructive and admonishing. He writes to the Ephesians about...
by Ray Viola | Jul 18, 2021 | Devotionals
In the third part of our series, “O Come Let Us Adore Him”, I want us to look at what Jesus commanded us to do. Because of Who Jesus is (week 1) and what He has done for us (week 2), the only proper response is to do what pleases Him, which is the very reason for our...
by Ray Viola | Jul 7, 2021 | Contemporary Issues
Saving faith is not a concept that is simply theologically true. It is a divine empowerment to walk with God and obey Him. Genesis 6.5-12 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only...
by Ray Viola | Jul 6, 2021 | Devotionals
There are currently two kingdoms that exist upon this earth – the kingdom of darkness (Ephesians 6:12), into which all mankind is naturally born (Ephesians 2:1-3), and the kingdom of God, which Jesus says belongs to those who are born again (John 3:3-7). For...