Romans 12:21 ESV
Paul finishes his passage on
a great note. We don't want to be overcome, we want to overcome. The
Christian walk is meant to be a victorious walk. But, if we don't
watch it we can be overcome and lose the opportunity for victory.
When Paul says don't be
overcome by evil, he means don't let evil win in your life. Don't
give in to the old self and its ways. Hold on to what you know to be
good and right. In Christ we are already more than conquerors. We
don't have to give in to the evil influences around us. We can and
need to stand firm in our faith.
Paul says that we should
overcome evil with good. How do we do that? How is any battle won?
Perseverance, and overwhelming power is how a battle is one. We as
Christians need to persevere in doing good. We need to bring the
overwhelming power of good to bear in every evil situation. When our
enemies attack us, we need to overcome with twice as much good in
response to their attacks. Read Matthew 5:39-48. Jesus taught us how
do this in His sermon on the mount.
So today, let's be prepared
for battle. Let's know in advance how we will react to evil. Let's
employ the weapons of good that the Lord has supplied for us and
“overcome evil with good”.
© 2012 Leo J. Woodman
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