We are winners because JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD has brought victory to All who will accept the gift HE has given. HE left HIS heavenly home and took the form of man through a Virgin birth. HE came through a willing , GOD fearing and believing vessel, Mary. HE was slightly preceeded by HIS cousin John the Baptist, born to a 60 -90 year old barren woman whose husband didn’t initially believe and was mute until the childs birth.
Read : “There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years. So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division, according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot fell to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense. Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”And Zacharias said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.” And the angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings. But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time.”And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple. But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he beckoned to them and remained speechless. So it was, as soon as the days of his service were completed, that he departed to his own house. Now after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying, “Thus the Lord has dealt with me, in the days when He looked on me, to take away my reproach among people. ”Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women! ”But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end. ”Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?”And the angel answered and said to her, “ The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. For with God nothing will be impossible. ”Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah,and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord. ”Now Elizabeth’s full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son. When her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they rejoiced with her. So it was, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him by the name of his father, Zacharias. His mother answered and said, “No; he shall be called John.” But they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name. ”So they made signs to his father—what he would have him called. And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, “His name is John.” So they all marveled.Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, praising God. Then fear came on all who dwelt around them; and all these sayings were discussed throughout all the hill country of Judea. And all those who heard them kept them in their hearts, saying, “What kind of child will this be?” And the hand of the Lord was with him. “- Luke 1:5-45,57-66 NKJV
We are created in the image of GOD. A special creation who had authority over the earth. We are the apple of HIS eye. Adam and Eve gave that authority to Satan by sinning and not obeying GOD’S WORD in the garden. JESUS gave it all for us to be restored to GOD. HE endured terrible punishment for this to be completed. HE payed the price for the sin of humanity. HE was sinless but yet bore the sin of all, the sickness, disease, shame and all griefs. Ressurected of GOD the FATHER. The authority given back to us as children of GOD. No other way to heaven except through HIM. All Glory to HIS NAME FOREVER AND EVER. Hallelulia.
JESUS brought us victory over the world realm, which the Prince of darkness operates; that is Satan. Guess what . JESUS won us back to Rightful standing with the FATHER. HE brought us forgiveness of Adams sin and every sin that we encounter thereafter. We must just ask HIM to be LORD of our life and forgive us of our sins. The WORD says then we shall be saved. It doesn’t end there. We must fight the fight of faith. The devil will continue to try to convince us we are losers, sinners , that we are missing the joys of life, etc. He is a liar and king of lies. HE wants to steal, kill and destroy us all . HE knows HE IS defeated and misery likes company in hell.
Guess what. Don’t fall for those lies. HE has no power over us anymore as a Child of GOD. HE must obey us because JESUS won us the victory. We have the authority of CHRIST JESUS because HE lives in us after we give our hearts to HIM. The Bible says: Greater IS HE WHO dwells in us than he that is in the world”
Also read : “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. ”Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ “Romans 8:31 NKJV
The victory is ours. Stand on the WORD of GOD. Know WHO HE IS and that HE dwells in us. HIS NAME IS above all names and one day every knee shall bow and confess that HE IS LORD. Don’t wait, for even Satan’s knee will bend and hell is reserved for him and everyone HE can bring with HIM. Confess JESUS as LORD, ask HIM into your heart and repent of all your sins. You will be a new creature . Take HIS WORD and follow HIS leading. Stand on HIS PROMISES and see HIS LOVE and POWER operate in your life. HE will bring you through all things in this world as winners. Even Christians go through things but HE is with us and will show HIS LOVE and POWER in our outcome. Stand in Faith and Be Blessed in JESUS NAME. Amen
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