Overcome the World

"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
John 16:33

You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
1 John 4:4

A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found. The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them; but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming. But the wicked will perish: The LORD's enemies will be like the beauty of the fields, they will vanish-vanish like smoke.
37:10, 12-13, 20

You just gotta love Jesus! He sometimes says things which get our attention because we don't understand them. like this first verse. He tells us Truth so that we can have peace. (ok, i like peace.) then He goes on to say, we will have trouble. (ok, now i'm getting a bit confused... 1st peace, but trouble will surely follow. ok?) Paul follows up by saying that greater is the Spirit in us than the spirit of the world. (so, is the the answer to my questions? yes!)

and how about David, whom we have all come to know as the "man after God's own heart"? he tells us that the wicked (mainly satan's dominion, along with all his 'helpers') will be no more. how about we all just take a second and think about that day. that is heaven. the time when satan will be no more, Jesus will be all we know, and we will truly be 'lost' in Him. that, my friends, is a glorious thought. and it is a reality, too. Jesus, who lives in us, has already overcome this this world. He has given us the power to do that same.

now what? that has been the question i've taken with me from the convention. now what am i going to do about the lesson i've just learned? how i am to put this into practice? what are the steps required to do it effectively? who else needs to be involved? Matthew 6:33, "seek first My kingdom!" that is where i am going to start.

powerful Jesus,
You have given me Your divine power to overcome this world. that is a miracle. now i need You, Jesus, to teach me how to use this power. please help me use my weapons effectively, so that i won't be wounded by the enemy. Holy Spirit, i pray for You to manifest Yourself thru me. let Your power draw lost kids back to You. becuase You desire for none to be lost, so i too pray for Your revival of rekindled hope. may Your power be reason to praise You. thanks be to my God and Father who has already conquered the power of satan. i rejoice in the coming day when the wicked will be no more. may You open hearts to accept Your glorious grace.
in Jesus' Powerful Name ~ Amen

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*Laura *Barbara *James