By: Hanny Lynn Stearns
Fish N
Loaves Ministries, Inc.
“Multiplying
God’s Word Around the Globe”
More Than a Conqueror
November 9, 2016
Romans 8:37
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
What does it really mean to be
“more” than a conqueror? I began to
wonder about this recently. I knew it had to have a very significant meaning because
it wouldn’t’ say it in God’s word if it didn’t. I can honestly say that before
today, I did not understand it like I do now. It is for me another day of
seeing God’s awesome and powerful word come to pass in my life and I am so
excited to share it with you.
Today I have a new song – see the
Psalm 96 Bible Study posted on my blog for today. It is a song of triumph in
the name of Jesus – hallelujah! I have reached a physical and spiritual goal in
my life that looked completely impossible to me in days gone by. Oh, but now,
thanks be to God through our Lord Jesus Christ who always causes us to triumph
in His name, He has caused me to overcome. He has shown me what it means to be “more
than a conqueror!”
When I stepped on the scale
this morning, my eyes brightened and opened widely to see the new numbers on my
scale. While I do not weigh myself daily, or even weekly lately, today I was
led to hop on. When I did I saw the numbers I have not seen since I was maybe
15 years old – glory to God! Friend, this is a really big deal. Not only have I
reached the goal the Lord has asked me to press toward, but I have exceeded it!
Hallelujah! I believe this is what it means to be more than a conqueror. We can
not only achieve our goals, but we can surpass them and make the devil sorry he
ever tried to mess with us.
I have marked it on my
calendar. Now I can make new goals and aspire to new heights in my life - glory
to God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! With addiction behind me, and my
weight goal achieved, I can now press in to the weightier matters of kingdom
living. As we grow up in Christ, we need to get past these issues in our lives
so God can take us to new heights.
We need to be mature, and act
as wise adult children in the Lord. We should not be dealing with the same
issues we did when we were immature Christians. Addiction is for the immature
Christian who has not yet discovered the power they have in the name of Jesus
or the power of God’s word in their life. To understand these things and apply
them shows a sign that we are growing up.
This is well pleasing to the
Lord. I acted like an immature Christian for far too long. While it only took a
brief moment according to God’s timetable, it was far too long in coming
according to mine! And all of it was a matter of being willing and obedient. I
needed a change of heart. But I could not even change my heart on my own. I
needed the Lord to do it. And He did – hallelujah!
The Lord knows what we
understand and what we do not. He will not hold us accountable for the light we
do not yet have – only the light we do have. That means what we understand, we
are accountable for. If we know He wants us to do something, we need to get
busy and do it. If we see that we have been struggling with it within our
hearts, we need to spend more time with Him in prayer and in His word. If we
do, we will always come out ahead.
The Lord wants us to conquer
and take possession of the Promised Land that He has for us. He told Joshua to
go in and take the land. He assured him that He would be with them. And Joshua,
full of faith, told the people in essence, “Come on folks, let’s go. We are
well able to possess the land. The Lord our God is with us. Be strong, come on,
be strong.” This is what we need to say. Some self-talk is good. Tell yourself
to “be strong! Come on, let’s do it kiddo! You are well able with God’s help.”
Do you want to know how you
can stand on victory mountain and be called “more than a conqueror” in the
kingdom of God? All you have to do is work God’s word. Look at this…
2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and
is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in
righteousness:
That’s it right there. That is your answer. Use God’s word. He has given
us His word and He has given us authority over the devil by the power of His
word and the name above all names – Jesus. In addition to that, He has promised
us that His power is perfect in our fleshy weakness. So there we have it – the keys
to victory; the keys to the kingdom! Now go in and take it by force. You and I
have all the power of God in His word and mighty strength, we have the name of
Jesus. We are armed and ready for the battle. Nothing can stop us now. Victory
is ours in Christ Jesus. The enemy and our flesh is defeated. Will we always
have to deal with them? Yes. But we have what it takes. And God is always able
to deliver His kids out of temptation…
2 Peter 2:9
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of
judgment to be punished:
When we come against
temptation, we take it to the Lord. Do you not think for one minute that the
enemy is going to try to come against this current victory in my life? We would
be foolish indeed to think otherwise. In fact, he already has just today. But
God is able to provide a way out. We have to watch and pray. We have been
talking about all these things in these devotionals. Now, if we will put them
into practice, we will have the victory.
The question for you my friend
is this. Are you willing to do the work it takes to get there? That is the
difference between the babies and the grownups in the end after all, isn’t it?
The doers of the word of God get results while the hearers only sit along the
sidelines of life in defeat, day after another miserable day. It doesn’t have
to be that way for you my dear friend. You can leave addiction far behind you
and walk in the victory that Christ has paid for with His precious blood. We
just have to work the word of God and rely on the power in the name of Jesus.
It works when we work it.
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