June 1

CHRIST TRIUMPHANT: “Behold! My Servant whom I uphold…He will not fail nor be discouraged” (Isa 42:1, 4). Pengwern Jones, fellow missionary to India and biographer of John “Praying” Hyde, wrote the following concerning a message Hyde gave about Christ’s victory at the cross: “To all appearances, the struggle was over and His life had come to a tragic end. Then…a cry of triumph in the darkest hour! Hyde showed us that, if united to Christ, we can also shout triumphantly even when everything points to despair. Though our work may appear to have failed and the enemy to have gained the ascendency; when we are blamed by our friends and pitied by our fellow-workers, even then we can take our stand with Christ on the cross and shout out, ‘Victory!’” Jones concludes, “From that day, I have never been in despair about my work.…As Hyde said, ‘This is real victory, to shout triumphantly, though all around is darkness.’” Because He will not fail!

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