Most people in our society have an amusement-park mentality. They spend much of their time and money on entertainment, wanting to enjoy life and avoid problems whenever possible. To them, Matthew 5:4 is a paradox. How can someone who mourns be happy? The answer lies in the difference between godly sorrow and human sorrow. Godly…
The Sixties ushered in the sexual revolution. Now tell me one more time how “free love” was to bring peace and harmony to our world? People are being sucked into swirling sewers of sin. Homes are coming apart at the seams. Precious little unborn babies are being put to death. Sexually transmitted diseases are rampant.…
But there is also another word here, expressive of Job’s strong confidence, “I know.” To say, “I hope so, I trust so” is comfortable; and there are thousands in the fold of Jesus who hardly ever get much further. But to reach the essence of consolation you must say, “I know.” Ifs, buts, and perhapses,…
“God does not expect us to do everything. He usually asks us to do what we enjoy the most and what we can do best. When duty become delight, you are always more efficient. Drudgery is opportunity with the heart taken out of it.” – Warren Wiersbe, God Isn’t in a Hurry
On 03/04/14, Victory Blog crashed. So all previous posts are gone. On 03/12/14, Victory Blog was newly restarted. Looking forward to the days to come as I rebuild our site…
“Faith is not believing in spite of evidence; it is obeying in spite of consequence.” That statement has often jolted me in my own ministry, but the jolts have been good for me. The heroes of faith named in Hebrew 11 were not low-risk people. Had they considered only the circumstances and left God out…
“Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. ” ((Isa 6:1)) In the morass of spiritual darkness around me, a light shines. This light is the glory of God. When He shines, darkness scatters and flees. When He shines, darkness has lost its power and influence…