The Deception and the Truth: January 2018

Sunday, January 28, 2018

Victory pt2: Born Again

In our life time, it is promised that we will live and have tribulations. But being born again, we will overcome the world. Being “born again” may be a troublesome phrase, because as Nicodemus asked, “How can we be born of our mother's womb twice?” But this phrase actually means that we will be born from above in the context of our lives reflecting a new spirit. We will be new creatures, ready to learn and follow the ways of God. It is our faith that causes us to believe in the sacrifice of Jesus and its symbolism toward our salvation. This ensures a future life of victory over the Adversary, because Christ on our side (1 John 5:4).

With Jesus on our side we have access to not only power to overcome, but also an ambassador of sorts that understands what we have gone through. He speaks to us and confirms that we can have peace and be of good cheer. The Bible tells us that we, as “those who live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.” (2 Timothy 3:12-13) With Christ, we have found our lifeline with which to get out of an endless spiral that is deceiving and being deceived. In other words, we have Truth in a world full of Deception. Light in Darkness. Victory amidst Defeat. Paul writes the following in Romans 8:37-39,

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

With Christ we are Victorious, now and forever. Against any foe we will be victorious, and can have peace and praise during the process, because we know the truth. And that truth is that God’s love sent Jesus and bought our redemption. And with this redemption and God on our side, we are stronger than any opposition thrown in our way. We are VICTORIOUS!!!

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Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Victory

In our day-to-day lives there is so much uncertainty and opposition at every turn. We are constantly being bombarded with unexpected happenings that test our resolve and even the integrity of our faith. Solace is nowhere to be found until we get a change of scenery or company. But contrary to this mindset, there can be peace in the midst of hard times. And this peace will come upon the realization that in Jesus there is peace. Our Savior himself said, “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 16:33 KJV) All that the world tests us with may be strong and at times seem to be unconquerable, but God is willing and able to help us to overcome. He knows that we are human and helps us when we are weak.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
1 Corinthians 10:13 KJV

God is our Strength and Deliverer. As He has been in the past, so shall He always be. What He has done before He can do again. Many of us pride ourselves on making decisions of belief based on fact. Well, the fact if the matter is that God is All Powerful, and if He has helped us out of trials in the past, then the future trials are already won. God will never leave us or forsake us. He knows what we will need, to either make it through, or to have peace in the meantime.He is always with us, and as a Christian, what better assurance is there.

For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
Deuteronomy 20:4 KJV