The Alpha of Overcoming the World

UV 2138/10000 The Alpha of Overcoming the World
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
John 16 v 33
The word that Jesus speaks to us is the source of our victory, peace, the secret to our overcoming the world. Life, many would characterise to be a series of troubles, trials, tribulations. The enemy of our souls is always busy trying to stir up trouble from either within us, among our near and dear, amidst our co-workers, amidst strangers as well as friends. Sometimes, even a friend would turn into a fiend. But the word (Jesus) promises to save us for He has proved Himself greater than death, sin, troubles, trials, tribulations, persecutions. His word internalised would give us shalom or peace, well being, success, breakthrough, blessings, wholesomeness, health, deliverance, victory.
We overcome the world with its many pitfalls by knowing, understanding, meditating, remembering and habitually applying the principles of the word to facing any challenge the world poses to us. Our inner world is the first challenge we face and a consistent challenge throughout our earthly sojourn. We need to overcome our weaknesses, our frailties, our natural tendencies towards pride and lust. The Holy Spirit whom the Lord Jesus sent to us after His resurrection will help us overcome the inner world, the passions of our own minds and bodies. I once wrote after a particular moment of weakness in my youth, “ Weakness is a part of my nature. The power to overcome comes from God.” Indeed, the power to overcome our inner self comes from the word as interpreted to us, reminded to us, explained to us by the Holy Spirit.
Jesus warns us of trouble that is endemic in this world but asks us in the same uni-verse to be cheerful, joyful, confident, optimistic, bold and faithful for greater is the One inside us than the one outside us. We need to just cooperate with the Lord, submit to Him in establishing the kingdom of God within us, the rule of love in us. The best that the world offers is rule of law in democracies of the world but the Lord establishes the rule of love in us. The love of the Lord being perfect casts out fear or the things that limit us. We have the model of the Lord Jesus of overcoming the world and we need to just emulate Him. Every one whose spirit is truly re-born by faith in Jesus will overcome the world even as He overcame.