November sure has been moving steadily along. The end of the year seems to go quicker and quicker. I want to take time to thank God for victory today. Have you ever thought about that? God has given us victory through the work of Jesus on the cross. We are victorious in Him. What does that mean? What is victory?
According to Merriam Webster, victory is a noun. It has two meanings: the overcoming of an enemy or antagonist and achievement of mastery or success in a struggle or endeavor against odds or difficulties. Our adversary is the devil and because Jesus took the keys to death, hell, and the grave, we are able to walk in victory over our enemy!
Revelation 1:17b-18 Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
What a beautiful comfort to read that!! Because Jesus was victorious in overcoming His enemies, He has passed that same victory on to His children. We can achieve success in every struggle and endeavor we come across, against all odds and difficulties, because Jesus has already won the battle!
John 16:33 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.
The precious words of Jesus: the words in red, bring such peace and comfort to me. I know I am not alone. My Heavenly Father has sent Jesus to win the war in my life and I have victory through Him. I am not on my own and the battle is not mine!!
1 Corinthians 15:52-58 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
What a wonderful reason to be celebrate! I give thanks to God my Father through the Lord Jesus Christ because He gives me the victory! We must take that victory and run with it. Let's be steady, unable to be moved from our post serving the Lord, always providing a plentiful supply of work to God knowing we are not working for nothing! Let's run in that victory today!!
What are you thankful for on this Thankful Thursday? Be sure to give thanks to God who always makes us triumph! 2 Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of His knowledge by us in every place. God bless you!
~Bridgett Owens
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