Greetings in the name of the Risen Lord Jesus Christ to all who read this blog.
I had a busy weekend, teaching on the Old Testament books of History to a group of young adults at Young Nak English Ministry part of a wonderful Presbyterian church in North-east Toronto. Then Sunday I preached twice at Bayfair Baptist Church in Pickering. In the A.M. I preached from Psalm 130 and Mark 16:1-8, entitling our study “Waiting for the Morning.” I compared the psalmist’s Cry, Concern, Confidence and Challenge with that of Peter who having failed his Lord on Good Friday wept bitterly. In the P.M. service we looked at “Downcast Faces On Easter Sunday Night?” examining Luke 24:13-35 and seeing the Discussion, Discouragement and Disbelief of the 2 on the road to Emmaus. The Lord was gracious to me and I trust the ministry was a blessing. Please pray for Bayfair Baptist in this time of transition.
Now for today’s hymn – “Crowns of Glory Ever Bright”
Crowns of glory every bright Rest upon the Victor’s head:
Crowns of glory are His right, His who liveth and was dead.
Jesus fought and won the day; Such a day was never fought;
Well His people now may say, See what God, our God, has wrought.”

He subdued the powers of hell; In the fight He stood alone;
All His foes before Him fell, By His single arm o’erthrown.
They have fallen to rise no more; Final is the foe’s defeat;
Jesus triumphed by His power, And His triumph is complete.

His the fight, the arduous toil, His the honour of the day,
His the glory and the spoil, Jesus bears them all away.
Now proclaim His deeds afar; Fill the world with His renown,
His alone the Victor’s car, His the everlasting crown.

Another powerful hymn focused on the death and resurrection of our Lord. He is the King of glory. He has conquered sin, death, hell, Satan and now He holds the keys. May we live this day and all the days to come in the light of the power of the cross and in the light of the empty tomb. What a Saviour! What a Lord! Well might we join Thomas crying out, “My Lord and My God.”