More than Conquerors
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”
--Romans 8:37 (NIV)
“More than conquerors.” That’s a pretty profound statement. I am more than a conqueror. That’s awesome to me. It pumps me up, yet it makes me think. I believe that it’s a magnificent confession that we can confess in any situation.
When you’re having a bad day: “I am more than a conqueror. Thank you, God, that today will turn around.” When you’re sick, “I am more than a conqueror. By Jesus’ stripes I’m healed.” When attacks come against you, “I’m more than a conqueror.”
I think that scripture can really apply to any situation. Why? Because the Bible says that in all things we are more than conquerors through Him who loves us.
I love what the following scripture says in the Message Bible. It says, “I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love…” (v.38-39)
That’s so true! We are more than conquerors. I think that we need to take this for all it is and some of our problems are going to disappear. I think that if we can start confessing that all the time, our problems are going to get fixed.
I wrote about victory a few days ago and this goes hand-in-hand with it. This is something that I’m completely passionate about right now.
Ever since I heard Pastor Rick say, “We’ve been called to live a John 10:10 kind of life” this concept has been very big in me. It’s something that I’m striving for. Why? God promised it. Simple answer. Granted, I’m not there yet, but I believe that I can have it. I think that for any age. Whether you’re nine or ninety, older or younger; it doesn’t matter.
The catch is that we’ve got to identify those things that are holding us down and replace them with Truth. What is the truth? The word of God. It’s that simple! Identify and rebuild. We need to get rid of some of the junk in our lives. Romans says that we are more than conquerors; thus, we have the capability to do it and to walk in that!
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Victory
Victory
“We will dance in the freedom that you won. We’ll dance in the freedom that you won. You have won it all. Shout it out. Shout it out.”
--“The Victory”
--Planetshakers
As I was getting ready for work this morning, I was listening to the song quoted above and something inside of me jumped. I got so stirred up!! My spirit-man got pumped!
Jesus has won the victory! It begs the question: “Why aren’t we walking in it?” You see, I believe, that we get this mentality-this frame of mind- that we can only walk in some areas of it. But, that isn’t true. The Bible says that Jesus came to give us life and life more abundantly (John 10:10). It also says that we can do all things through Christ.
So, why aren’t we living that life? Why aren’t we taking that knowledge and applying it? I believe it’s because we (as a whole) haven’t figured it out yet. I believe that once we grab hold of this concept—taking the promises of God—we will be that unstoppable forces that tear down the walls of whatever and replaces it with walls of Truth. That’s when we’ll live that John 10:10 life. We’ll become that force that storms the gates of Hell and forcibly takes back all that the enemy has stolen from us.
We do have the victory. Some of us just haven’t figured it out yet. I’m sick and tired of hearing how wrong things are going—how terrible life is. Listen, God has not only called, but promised us more than that and I believe once we figure that out—once we grab hold of that—we’ll walk in it. It’s time to stop telling God how big our problems are and start telling our problems how big our God is!
The Bible says that Satan is a defeated foe. He’s already lost! So, why do we continue to allow him to take us out? We allow him! The Bible says to resist him [Satan] and he will flee from you (James 4:7). You see, he doesn’t have a choice.
Satan has three jobs: steal, kill, and destroy (John 10:10). He wants to take us out. He hates our guts because God loves our guts. It’s that simple. BUT God promises that when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will raise up a standard against him (Isa. 59:19).
This is something that has been so big in me lately. Why do I post it for the world to see? I do it because Hosea 4:6 says that people perish for lack of knowledge. Perish = death! Not awesome. Now, you know. So you can apply this knowledge (if you so choose) and start walking in the victory we’ve received! Start confessing the Word!
The Bible says that out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. It also says in Proverbs 18:21 that there is the power of life and death in the words we speak! Read James 3:1-12. It’s all about what comes out of your mouth!
Anyway, there it is. Walk by faith, speak the word, and live in victory!
“We will dance in the freedom that you won. We’ll dance in the freedom that you won. You have won it all. Shout it out. Shout it out.”
--“The Victory”
--Planetshakers
As I was getting ready for work this morning, I was listening to the song quoted above and something inside of me jumped. I got so stirred up!! My spirit-man got pumped!
Jesus has won the victory! It begs the question: “Why aren’t we walking in it?” You see, I believe, that we get this mentality-this frame of mind- that we can only walk in some areas of it. But, that isn’t true. The Bible says that Jesus came to give us life and life more abundantly (John 10:10). It also says that we can do all things through Christ.
So, why aren’t we living that life? Why aren’t we taking that knowledge and applying it? I believe it’s because we (as a whole) haven’t figured it out yet. I believe that once we grab hold of this concept—taking the promises of God—we will be that unstoppable forces that tear down the walls of whatever and replaces it with walls of Truth. That’s when we’ll live that John 10:10 life. We’ll become that force that storms the gates of Hell and forcibly takes back all that the enemy has stolen from us.
We do have the victory. Some of us just haven’t figured it out yet. I’m sick and tired of hearing how wrong things are going—how terrible life is. Listen, God has not only called, but promised us more than that and I believe once we figure that out—once we grab hold of that—we’ll walk in it. It’s time to stop telling God how big our problems are and start telling our problems how big our God is!
The Bible says that Satan is a defeated foe. He’s already lost! So, why do we continue to allow him to take us out? We allow him! The Bible says to resist him [Satan] and he will flee from you (James 4:7). You see, he doesn’t have a choice.
Satan has three jobs: steal, kill, and destroy (John 10:10). He wants to take us out. He hates our guts because God loves our guts. It’s that simple. BUT God promises that when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will raise up a standard against him (Isa. 59:19).
This is something that has been so big in me lately. Why do I post it for the world to see? I do it because Hosea 4:6 says that people perish for lack of knowledge. Perish = death! Not awesome. Now, you know. So you can apply this knowledge (if you so choose) and start walking in the victory we’ve received! Start confessing the Word!
The Bible says that out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. It also says in Proverbs 18:21 that there is the power of life and death in the words we speak! Read James 3:1-12. It’s all about what comes out of your mouth!
Anyway, there it is. Walk by faith, speak the word, and live in victory!
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