Monday the 7th

1John 4: ⁴ 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.

 

The One in you is greater…….You know…I think we all forget that time to time. The times when I am tired, the times when I feel weak, the times when life is looking pretty bleak. You know, you get down far enough, and you feel pretty alone….and when you are there…..well the devil has you just where he wants you. It is during those times that we start to think, “well why not, everyone else does it”…the easy way start looking like a pretty good path to follow. Maybe following that path is not such a bad thing, it is just my life right? I am only hurting myself……..That could not be further form the truth. It is in those moments that we must realize that there is far more at stake than just ourselves. We are now part of a family, we each have the Lord dwelling inside of us. We don’t just hurt ourselves, we drag our brothers, and sisters down with us, worse than that but did Jesus not tell us that whatever you do for the least of my brothers, you have done for me? Are we not siblings of Christ? If we allow ourselves to be dragged down by the world, then aren’t we letting the world try and drag Christ down as well? This attitude that tries to permeate our lives is an attitude of defeat. Folks, the Lord cannot be defeated, and if He dwells in each one of us, (and I assure you He does) then we cannot be overcome, as a matter of fact we share in the victory that the Lord already declared. So in that perspective, it is no longer a question of why me, but why not me? It is not a matter of what is everyone else doing, it is follow me I know the was! How can the victorious become the defeated? How can the One who has planned it all be expected to follow anything other than the master plan? Theses are things that cannot happen to the Lord, and if the Lord is in each one of us then it cannot happen to us…..unless we invite it! We have to give up, we have to give that power that lives inside of us away, we have to cover the candle with a bowl. Start to live a life of expectation! Seize the victory that has been given to you, declare that victory to the world. We are not of this world, but we must live here. Let the world know that you claim your rightful place within the family to the Lord. You cannot be overcome, you cannot be defeated, you cannot simply follow the heard. The One in you is far greater than the world, as a result, you overcoming the world is not a possibility, it is not a might happen, or a hopefully will happen, it is a guarantee, a promise form the most high God….it is a vow from a Father to His child. Lift your head to the heavens, and live like the child of God that you are, with the Lord at your side, you are unstoppable, and undefeatable. Live the victory that is Jesus Christ.

 

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford

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