WORLD OVERCOMERS

1 John 5:4 (NKJV) For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

We are world overcomers!  Not because of who we are or some great feat that we have accomplished, but because we are born of God.  When we made Jesus the Lord and Savior of our lives, we were born into His family: the family of God.

All God says for us to do is believe it.  The second part of this verse states: “…this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.”  Our faith is our belief of Who God is, what He has, and what He can do.  Our faith is our knowing that God is for us and not against us.  Our faith is our trust that He has made us world overcomers.  So again, it is not about us, but it is about Christ in us, the hope of glory.

Today, see yourself as one who overcomes the world, and not one who is overtaken by the world.  See yourself as the victorious one, because you are in Him.  Remember, He lives inside of you.  Who lives inside of us?  The Greater One lives in you!  He’s the One who created the stars and every living thing; The One who died on the cross for you.  He did not die at Calvary's hill for Himself.  He did it all for you, and He wants you to partake of all that He paid for you to have!

Confession:  Today, I am a world overcomer because the Greater One lives in me.  I believe this by faith.  My faith is trusting God and believing that what He said is true.  I believe it, so that settles it.  I am a world overcomer!

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BLESSED WITH ALL BLESSINGS

Ephesians 1:3 (NKJV) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.

When we look at this verse, it truly is beyond words that our Heavenly Father has blessed us with every spiritual blessing that there is.  It does not say here that God has given us one or two blessings, but every spiritual blessing that there is.

I know there are some who say, “Yes, these blessings are for when we get to heaven one day.”  Oh no, these are for now, and for the eternals! This verse says, "Who has blessed us," which is past tense, so it means that it is done! 

I have been blessed with His joy, peace, and all His provisions.  I have been blessed with His life inside of me.  I have been blessed with healing, the gifts of the Spirit, and everything that I will need to live a victorious life for Him while I am alive here on planet earth.

God is not holding everything until I get to heaven.  No, I have battles to win here.  I have an enemy, the devil, to contend with here. He will not be in heaven, that is for sure.  So take your spiritual blessings, and believe God, your Heavenly Father, for every one of them.  Resist the thought that they are not for you today.  They are!  They are past tense; already done.  This is victory.  This is the Jesus way!

Confession: I have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ Jesus.  This is not my doing, but my Heavenly Father’s.  I trust and believe that all of these blessings are for me, and that they are for others as I share this Good News with them. The Gospel is GOOD NEWS!

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NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL

Romans 1:15-17 (NKJV) So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "The just shall live by faith.”

A footnote on the word "salvation" states that the Greek and Hebrew words translated "salvation" imply the ideas of deliverance, safety, preservation, healing, and health (soundness).

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the power of God unto deliverance.  It is the power of God unto safety and preservation. It is the power of God unto healing and health.

This is the Gospel that we have!  It is a Gospel of power, and a Gospel of healing.  When people ask for prayer, lay your hand on them and believe God for a miracle.  When your child is sick, pray the power of the Gospel over them. Pray in the mighty Name of Jesus!

It is when we believe the Gospel that we see its power.  We can talk a good talk about it, but it is when we say we believe it and do what it says that we see the power. So today, let us not be ashamed of the Gospel, but let us be bold and see God bring salvation, deliverance, safety, preservation, healing, health, and soundness to our families, others, and ourselves.

Confession: I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God unto salvation, deliverance, safety, preservation, healing, health, and soundness. I proclaim it boldly as I trust God to bring results in people’s lives.

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THIS IS ETERNAL LIFE

John 17:3 (NKJV) And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

Many people have different definitions of eternal life, and I will say many are correct.  To live forever, to live in heaven, and to live with Jesus are all accurate.  But this verse says that eternal life is to know God.

What a thought!  When we know God, it gives us His fullness of life like nothing else.  I am not talking about an acquaintance with God, but knowing Him; being intimate with Him.  God, our Father, could have called Himself by so many names, but He chose, from the lips of Jesus, to be called Father.

God is the greatest Father that there is, and to know Him does nothing but bless us our entire life.  When Adam was in the Garden of Eden, God came down in the cool of the day to fellowship with His man and woman. God longs for us, and desires intimate times with us.  Just like any good earthly father longs for good quality, and quantity, time with his children, so our Father desires this with us.

So take some time and talk with Him today.  Let His eternal life come into you and revive you.  Let His love and goodness take you to a whole new level In Him.  I will tell you that you will never be the same.  One moment with Abba can be a life-changing moment.  Enjoy!

Confession:  Today, I choose to have a deeper fellowship with my Heavenly Father.  He desires it, and so do I.  I partake of eternal life because I am getting to know Him, and His Son Jesus, my Lord and Savior, better each day.

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JUST AS IF I'D NEVER SINNED

Romans 3:23-24 (NKJV) …for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

Many people read verse 23, and never read before and after it.  The Apostle Paul is showing that all people under Adam have sinned and cannot ever have what God has for them, which is His glory.  But verse 24 shows us that we are freely justified by His undeserved grace, and that He has given us our redemption in Christ Jesus.

Again, it is not something I am trying to earn.  God saw that we were fallen and without hope, and He gave us Jesus, Who became our substitute.  He took our place so that God, my Father, can now see us justified, or just as if I had never sinned.

I am always amazed at what Jesus did for us at the cross.  Through His work at Calvary, He is now seated at the right hand of God, I have been made His very righteousness, and I am accepted in the Beloved!

So today, do not see yourself as a no-good worm of the earth.  See yourself forgiven, accepted, restored, and loved.  See yourself as loved by God your Father, and Jesus your elder brother.  See yourself filled with the very Spirit of God.  He promised no matter what, He will never leave you or forsake you.  Amen!

Confession:  Today, I declare that I am not a worm of the earth, but I am a child of the Most High God.  He created me in His image to live a blessed life, and to know Him intimately. God, my Father, is for me, and He loves me dearly.

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OUR CHILDREN’S PEACE

Isaiah 54:13 (NKJV) All your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children.

When we take time to teach our children about the things of God, and that God is their personal Father, it will change them and bless them throughout their lives.  They may be our kids, but truthfully, they are God’s kids, and we get such a short time to help introduce them to their real Father.

I have found that when we talk about God in the morning during breakfast, or pray with them before they go to sleep, or even when we are on a trip and we say things like, “Wow! Look at that sunset that God, your Father, made!” or “Look at that mountain that your Father made just for you! You must be really special to Him!” it instills within them who their real Father is, and it brings such peace into their little hearts.  As they grow, their personal relationship with their heavenly Father will get dearer and dearer to them.

So take today’s verse, and also Deuteronomy 11:18-21, and be a doer of them for your family. 

Deuteronomy 11:18-21 "Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 19 You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. 20 And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, 21 that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land of which the LORD swore to your fathers to give them, like the days of the heavens above the earth.”

Confession: I choose, this day, to raise my children knowing God as their personal Father.  I choose to give my children the greatest head start, which is knowing God.  Great will be their peace! 

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PERFECT PEACE

Isaiah 26:3 (NKJV) You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.

Isaiah 26:3 (AMP) You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You.

Perfect peace is so hard to even imagine in this world that we live in, yet here is a promise from the Word of God to help us.  The world offers a very selfish peace, but God’s peace is perfect.

There are times that we need to just stop, take a deep breath, and say, “Father, I need you, and I need this perfect peace that you promised in this verse.”  The key to this verse is being a doer of it, and the way you become a doer of it is to have your mind stayed on Him.  That is the condition to living in perfect peace.

Too many times, we are listening to the cares of this world and all that is going on around us, but what we need to do is set our minds on Him.  We do not ignore what is going on, but we keep God, and His Word, first place.  If you will do this, you will see His perfect peace in your life!

Confession: Today, I make a decision to not get all caught up with the things of this world, but to get caught up in Him.  I choose to focus on the goodness of my Father.  Today, I will begin to live in His perfect peace.

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