My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. ((Psalm 73:26)) I find in [Mary] the loneliness of love.41 The mother of Jesus was the bride of loneliness. Had her husband, Joseph, been spared to her through the years, it might have been very different…
Then Thomas … said to the rest of the disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.” ((John 11:16)) I find in Thomas the loneliness of doubt. Thomas is always a solitary figure, as doubters very generally are. You never think of Peter as being much alone—he was too ardent and impetuous for…
In Colossians Paul wrote, “in all things that He Himself would become to have the preeminence.” ((Col 1.18)) I would confess that Jesus is my Savior and Lord. That is a fact of being born again. But, experientially, is Jesus my Lord? Does He have the preeminence in my thoughts, my work, my play, my…
“And they began laughing at Him…” ((Luke 8:53a)) Current western society laughs at Jesus and His followers. We speak of sin and it responds with freedom of choice. We speak of eternal hell and it responds with, “Live for today, for tomorrow we die.” Jesus and His followers are not taken seriously. But one day…
All services for Victory Baptist Church on Sunday, January 24 have been cancelled…
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.” ((John 19:30)) Not, “I am finished,” but “IT is finished.” Jesus was not defeated, He was victorious on the cross. He completed God’s eternal plan of redemption. He shed His precious blood for…
My oldest son is practicing a song to sing as a special for our church. In that song, the following words keep on reverberating in my heart and mind. There’s no valley, there’s no place, No where that’s beyond His grace! Be strong, For He walks with you, And knows your steps before you do.…
Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and receives the impossible.Doubt sees the obstacles; faith sees the way. Doubt sees the darkest night; faith sees the day. Doubt dreads to take a step; faith soars on high. Doubt questions who believes; faith answers, “I”!
One of the dangerous teachings of the “New Age” movement which has spilled over into modern evangelicalism is the notion of “self-love.” Many psychologists—even Christian professional counselors—are attributing society’s ills, especially among young people, to the supposed lack of a “positive self-image” or “self-esteem” on the part of those exhibiting antisocial behavior. What they need,…
There was a preacher who kept a painting in his study of a shipwreck. There were sailors in lifeboats reaching out their hands to people floating on debris from the ship. A little boy looked at the painting and asked his daddy, “Are those in the lifeboats trying to save those people or are they…
“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13-14) There are two days that can steal…
I remember when I was younger, wishing that time would pass because I was so dissatisfied with my current situation. Now,having crossed over the half century of life several years ago, I have come to appreciate today: to see today as a gift from God’s hand and an opportunity to serve and glorify Him. To…