For everyone who has
been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that
has overcome the world--our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world
except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 1John
5:4,5 ESV
Overcoming
the world, think of what that implies. By our faith in Jesus we
overcome the world. We overcome all that this world can throw at us.
We have overcome Satan, he no longer has power over us he has lost
the battle for our souls. We are no longer slaves to sin, we have
been set free. That is the power that believing in Jesus as the Son
of God has in our lives.
Read
Acts chapter two and see the power enacted in those that come to
believe in Jesus. Just like those that heard Peters sermon on the day
of Pentecost we have come to believe in Jesus. We have repented of
our sins and been baptized in the name of Jesus for the forgiveness
of sins and received the gift of the Holy Spirit. That is the moment
when we overcame the world. That is when we were born again, born of
God. Just as Jesus had told Nicodemus was necessary for one to see
the kingdom of God. We are more than conquerors as the Apostle Paul
said in Romans 8:37. We have overcome the world!
So
today, let's go about our day with that knowledge in mind. When we
find ourselves tempted, frustrated and feeling overwhelmed remember
we have overcome the world. Our faith has made us victorious!
©
2013 Leo J. Woodman
