More than Conquerors

UV 4137/10000 More Than Conquerors They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you. Jeremiah 1 v 19 Peace is not the absence of conflict but a sense of confidence in God in the middle of the battle. Each of us has our own battle to fight. God does not take us out of the fight but assures us that He is with us and will rescue us. Even when the tide is rising, the odds are against us, hope is receding, the Lord holds the line and secures victory for us. His presence with us and in us is sufficient to guarantee victory in the temporal world and beyond in the eternal realms. Those who fight against us find they cannot overcome us. The might power of God that was employed in the resurrection of His Son Jesus from an unjust and cruel death is with us, working in us to do far more than we can imagine, think or ask. We are not to be passive or aggressive but we need to claim in faith victory. The Lord has vested four fold power in us- victory by the blood of Jesus, victory by the word, victory by the name of Jesus, victory by the Holy Spirit. We are declared more than conquerors for our victory is known even before the battle begins, our battle is fought by the Lord of hosts. Another reason we are called more than conquerors is that we do not have to shed our own blood except if we are called to be martyrs for Jesus. We are also more than conquerors as the Commander-in-Chief leads us from the front. We are more than conquerors as we fight a spiritual battle not a physical or military one. We fight not with flesh and blood but with the principalities and powers of darkness. We fight not with weapons of steel but with prayer and the word of God and the help of the Spirit of God. When we stand for the Light, we will need to fight for the right cause. We need the anointing or enablement and empowerment of the Lord to fight the battles of life. We are not anointed with oil but with the fire of the Holy Spirit. We do not rely on horses or chariots or swords or armies but on the Lord. He is with us as a mighty warrior. Hence, we overcome our fears, our worries, our weaknesses. Earthly or worldly conquerors are insecure but we are secure in the Lord. We are not as we know the battle belongs to the Lord. We only need to stand in faith, take our positions on the basis of the promises of God’s word and not even fight. The concept of defeat is defeated in the death of Jesus on the cross followed by His glorious resurrection. We are ever victorious regardless of the results of our earthly struggles- even if death beckons us.