For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith

 Chapter 6

 

Results in Your Life

 

 

 

 

            Having a relationship with the Father and the Son as your destiny is a glorious thing. But what about our every day life? Is there a destiny to how all that we’ve seen up until this time shapes our lives? What can we confidently anticipate happening as a consequence of our being Christians? How will our lives be altered or shaped as a matter of course?

 

Overcoming:

 

            Overcomes the world:

 

1 John 5:4-5

4     For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

     5     Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

     

            Are you born of God? Do you believe Jesus is the Son of God? Then you overcome the world! The world and its system are very powerful in the lives of people. They work insidiously (the last three letters give you a clue as to what that word means) to affect everyone on earth. “You deserve it … now! It doesn’t matter what it takes, or whom it hurts. Only you matter.” The great I. That’s what did in Satan. He wanted to be like the Most High. He wanted to rule the Universe. While man knows he can’t rule the Universe, he tries to world his own little universe around himself. Sure, we get tired of everyone telling us what to do. But we can’t stoop to trying to run things ourselves with disregard for how it affects others. Through our faith in Jesus and what He accomplished for us, we can rise above the world’s ways. We can overcome the world.

 

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "My children … you have been told by the devil that you are nothing, and you have believed him. Know this – that you have been chosen by Me, not to be run over by him at his will, but to be over-comers in all areas of your life. You are the head and not the tail; you are above and not beneath. You are the ones to achieve all that I have planned for you, and you cannot do that without being over-comers. You shall not fail as long as you trust Me to provide all that you need. You shall achieve great exploits in Me. You shall be the victorious ones. You shall not fail because I cannot fail.”

 

            63. I have been born of God. Therefore, I overcome the world through my faith. I am no longer a loser, but a winner. I shall have victory because I have believed that Jesus is the Son of God.