The Overcomers

UV 439/10,000 The Overcomers Revelation 12 v 11 Rev 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death Weakness is a part of human nature; the power to overcome comes from God. The power to overcome weakness, the power to overcome the enemy of our souls –both come from our belief in the sacrificial death of Jesus. We cease to become lovers of our own selves and our own lives and become lovers of Jesus. As a sign of our love for Jesus, we live a testimonial life or a life lived in accordance with the Word of God. Testimonies are oral evidence to prove a particular point. Similarly, in whatever we say and do, our lives are evidence of the saving grace and power of God. The words spoken by Jesus are the living breath that inspires us. We relate His Word to our work,our worship, our sense of worth,in short our own little world. In other words, as we bring into alignment all areas of our lives with the Word of Christ, we experience victory over what brings death or defeat in that specific area. We believe we will also have victory over the second (eternal) death that cannot hurt us any more. We will be given a crown of life, a symbol of having overcome, at the end of our earthly existence. However short the life of a human being is, it is long enough for us to understand the work of Christ on the cross and the words of Christ in diverse practical situations in life. The conqueror goes round the world conquering domains and all manner of things only to find that the only thing he needed to conquer was his or her own self. He seeks an externalized victory. We realize that the real challenge is not in overcoming or dominating others. The real challenge is overcoming the ruling principle of sin and death in our lives. It is an inner victory. A couple of years ago, the Lord showed us a sign of a reverse rainbow. I was trying to discern the meaning of the unique reverse rainbow. Then, it came to me like a bolt of lightning- the reverse acronym for the colours ROYGBIV when deciphered means The Great King Brings Inner Victory. Real overcoming is about inner victory. We obtain inner victory by the Blood of the Lamb and the Word of testimony. Prateep V Philip