CHRIST our VICTOR: “Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory” (Ps 98:1). It’s a long lane that has no turning. Every valley leads up to a hilltop. Every storm ends in sunshine at the last. Every night runs out; the dawn will break, the new day comes; the shadows flee before the new shining. The battle for right will end in victory, a decisive victory. There’ll be no draw here. Faith wins at last. It’s been a long night of fighting; sometimes it seems endless. The man in the thick of the fight with quick breath and throbbing heart sometimes sobs out the prayer, “O Lord, how long…?” And quietly through the smoke and din of the conflict, a still, small voice says, “Steady, My child, steady; the day is surely coming, the day of victory.” “But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Cor 15:57). Nighttime hears our weeping but joy comes in the Morning! —S.D. Gordon