January 30 “Victim or Victor” 1 John 5:4
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world – “OUR FAITH.” (1 John5:4)
Friends, my dear parents used to explain, in clear terms, that, in this life, I can be a “VICTIM or VICTOR,” based on my level of FAITH! What was true back then, is equally true today! As I have grown, both physically and spiritually, I can see, clearly, that the choice to be an Overcomer is fully and completely up to me! God has provided the conduit to victory, and it is up to us to embrace and exercise the Victory! I am so grateful, despite this world’s pulling and false directions, I can walk in Victory, because of my FAITH in GOD! As Born-Again, Saved People, we place our FAITH in GOD and Walk in the VICTORIOUS LIFE OF A TRUE FAITH-FILLED BELIEVER! Listen, Satan is moving about as a “Roaring Lion,” ready to “Pounce” on you and to create doubt and confusion and the opportunity for you to question your FAITH! There are some undisputable facts of a FAITH WALK THROUGH LIFE! First, when we submit or lives to Christ and Walk in HIS Righteousness, Committed to HIS SERVICE, we are Protected and Fortified against the EVIL ONE! Secondly, as a True Blood Bought Believer, we already enjoy the VICTORY over the EVIL and CHAOS of this Life, because of Jesus Christ! Thirdly, as we exercise the VICTORY in this Life, exercising and exerting the Spiritual Authority that we have in Christ over this EVIL WORLD SYSTEM, we are already CONQUERORS, as we walk in TRIUMP and VICTROY over SATAN and His Demons! Satan has attacked every one of us and in recent days, he has upped his game, at least with me! Satan has confronted me from so many angles, attacked at my most vulnerable point, yet, by FAITH, by HIS GRACE and PROMISES, I am an OVERCOMER, with VICTORY ASSURED! Folks, don’t run from the Devil! We are Victors in this cosmic and spiritual battle! No longer do we need to be victimized by the subtle and seductive influences of Satan and his minions! Walking in his Righteousness, and claiming His Power and Provisions, we are VICTORS, not VICTIMS! Guess What? We are Absolutely Assured that we are going to be VICTORIOUS! Through JESUS, we have REAL VICTORY, RIGHT NOW, and FOR ETERNITY! So, Live in Victory! You choose how you will live: As a VICTIM, denying your Faith, or as a Victor, embracing your Faith! WHAT GOD DOES WITH YOU IS ENTIRELY UP TO YOU! IT ALWAYS HAS AND IT ALWAYS WILL! 1 John 5:4 tells us that we are already Overcomers, and that we already have VICTORY because of our FAITH in JESUS CHRIST and HIS SELFLESS ACT AT CALVARY, FOR YOU AND ME! ARE YOU A BELIEVER? ARE YOU FORGIVEN OF YOUR SINS? ARE YOU EMBRACING THE VICTORY THAT IS YOUR BIRTHRIGHT, THROUGH JESUS? You see, being a VICTIM or VICTOR is entirely and solely a choice that is Completely UP TO YOU! Choose VICTORY over VICTIMHOOD! Stay Strong, Stay Focused… THE BEST IS YET TO BE!