“Michael Billings was a man who truly delighted in God’s law. More than any other man I know he exemplified the man described in Psalm chapter 1 whose “...delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.” Michael’s indefatigable study of God’s word and his passion for the truths that he found therein was a constant challenge and conviction to me during the few brief years that I had the blessing of knowing him and working alongside him at Vision Forum.

“Psalm 1 goes on to describe the blessing that God promises to those who love his law and meditate therein: ‘And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.’ I know that Michael bore much fruit for his savior during his brief time here on earth, but I truly believe that our sovereign Lord will use his death to bear even more fruit for the kingdom, and that Michael can say with the Apostle Paul ‘According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.’

“May his death inspire, convict, and challenge a whole generation of young men such as myself to passionately love God’s law (Psalm 119:97), to be diligent in our study of His word (II Timothy 2:15), and to truly seek God with our whole heart (Psalm 119:10).”

Nathan Barnes, Director of the SAICFF, Vision Forum Ministries