Victory Briefings

My joy immediately comes to mind when various trials come, because I know God will see me through. Like David, I don't lose any sleep because of it. David praised God when he went to bed and meditated on Him in the night watches. ...VB083

The devil is somewhat organized. Originally, he was over the angels and just under the Godhead in authority. Lucifer rebelled and God knocked out his lights. Now all satan can do is counterfeit what he learned while in heaven. ...VB082

If you are working for the Lord, you will exert as much effort when the boss is away as when he is there. If you please the Lord, you will please your boss. If you cannot please the boss by pleasing the Lord, you shouldn't be working there in the first place. ...VB081

Husband and wife became one flesh when they accepted each other in marriage. You, as the church, are the body of Christ. As the Church is the extension of Christ, husbands and wives are an extension of each other. ...VB080

We remember what George Washington said when he was inaugurated as our first president in 1789: “No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand which conducts the affairs of men more than the people of the United States.” ...VB079

Rejoicing is one of the traits of a person who has learned to believe. I have heard the definition of a Christian as: someone who is completely fearless, continually cheerful, and constantly in trouble. ...VB078

The best marriage is when the husband does not violate God’s Word as the head of his home. Many husbands do not give their wives anything to respect. Even submission becomes difficult. The main responsibility of the husband is to love and provide for the wife as Jesus does for the church. The wife can then submit and obey in all things. ...VB077

Mankind is designed with a built-in mechanism for desire. This mechanism is called the will, and is a part of the living soul. The soul and the spirit of man is difficult to study or explain without referring to the manufacturer’s handbook. Only the Bible defines the spiritual part of man. The mystery unfolds more easily if you are born of the Spirit.. ...VB076

Walking circumspectly and making the most of the time are marks of wisdom. If we know where we are going, it is easier to plan the trip. So many Christians drift through life like sleepwalkers. They cannot be on course for their lives because they don’t know God’s plan. ...VB075

Display that new nature through your actions so that everyone can see the type of actions that are pleasing to God. Your life is the only Bible some people will ever read. ...VB074

Now that we are children of God, we ought to walk in love. After we have learned to walk in unity, purity, and love, we take the next step toward victory in our lives. ...VB073

The Bible tells us that fornication is any kind of sex act outside the boundaries of marriage. Uncleanness refers to impurity or unholiness – anything that has to do with improper sex activity. We all know that one thing leads to another, and we can see that in Paul’s list of unfit actions here. Remember we are to be imitators of God as dear children. ...VB072

This is a major key to getting our prayers answered. If you are holding bitterness or a grudge in your heart towards someone, that bitterness is going to eat at you. Unforgiveness will keep our prayers from being answered. ...VB071

God blesses us so that we can give. A working, giving Christian will end up in God’s plan of prosperity. His bread will come from the work of his own hands and the grace of God. ...VB070

The verb “speak” here indicates a continual action, a lifestyle of speaking truth. Lies destroy fellowship with other believers. Paul reminds us that we are one body, members of one another. ...VB069

There comes a time when you step out in faith and tell your old self (your senses), “Shut up, I’m going to believe what God says about me.” After saying and believing God’s Word several times, your mind begins to know that it works! ...VB068

People of the world try to substitute wooden gods, stone gods, even cows for their true God in order to try to fill the vacuum. Men know there is a God. ...VB067

Those who trust in the Lord have hope, and need not fear difficulty or calamity. They know who is in control of their lives, and that He is always good and true. ...VB066

Many people act as if worry was an option, as if you are free to worry if you want to. But we are not supposed to worry. Worrying is a sin! Worry is one of many things that the Word of God strictly commands us not to do. ...VB065

The most miserable people on the planet today are not sinners, but believers who are out of fellowship with the Father. They are miserable, and they like to share their misery. ...VB064

Each saint shares in the growth of the church. Unfortunately, there are some Christians who are still babies (v. 14, see 1Cor 3:1ff), who are unstable and easily led astray. ...VB063

God never intended for the local church to be simply a quiet, hidden body of believers. Rather, He intended for a church to be His voice and ruling power in each community. ...VB062

Until now, we have been very limited in doing any works that He did while here on the earth. When we realize that we sit in the same place of authority as Christ – the Body of Christ will do the same works that Jesus did while He was on the earth. ...VB061

We are built on the foundational teachings and the Scriptures that came through the apostles and prophets, and those same teachings and Scriptures are needed more today than ever. ...VB060

There is only one baptism which makes us members of one body, and gives us one Spirit, one hope of our calling. This baptism gives us one Lord, and delivers us by one faith. ...VB059