Overcoming the World
“For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith. And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.” 1 John 5:4,5 (NLT)
Jesus came to earth to save us from our sins, to provide a means of forgiveness, and to promise eternal life with Him. He accomplished all three, and now it is up to us to occupy until His return. He has given us the means to do so, and He has shown us how to live so that sinners would be drawn to Him. We need to do two things: speak His Word and live His Word. When we do this, the lost will be found, the sinful will be purified, and His will will be done.
It's a daunting task, and we have a strong adversary who has been working in the minds of men for millennia. But verse five above says that EVERY child of God DEFEATS this evil world. You and I are included in that group of EVERY child of God if we have accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior. We are told in Ephesians of the weapons that we have that will defeat the enemy while we are living in his territory. God has given us our weapons: truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, the Word, and prayer. By use of these weapons we “achieve victory through our faith.”
Sounds good, but who is this “we” that is being proclaimed as the victor? It is those “who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.” Only those who have this supreme belief can be victors in this battle. If you don’t believe that Jesus is the Son of God, and if you have not asked Him to forgive you of your sins, you will not have victory in this wicked world. So I encourage you to accept Jesus’ offer of salvation and to join those of us who have the victory of living in peace here on earth in preparation of an eternal life of joy in the Lord.
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