'Take
Heart! In this world you will have TROUBLE.
But
I have OVERCOME the world.' (John 16:33)
Christ
Jesus tells us here that there is a world to OVERCOME.
A
world that is ruled by the Prince of the Air, Satan and his demonic
horde.
Listen:
For
our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
But
against the Rulers, against the Authorities,
Against
the Powers of the Dark World
And
against the Spiritual Forces of Evil in the heavenly realms.
(Ephesian
6:12, NIV)
For
we are not wrestling with flesh and blood—
Contending
only with physical opponents--
But
against the Powers, against [the Master Spirits who are]
The
world Rulers of this Present Darkness,
Against
the Spirit Forces of Wickedness
In
the heavenly (supernatural) sphere. (Ephesians 6:12, AMP)
How
do we OVERCOME? Listen:
Therefore
put on God's complete armor,
That
you may be able to RESIST and STAND YOUR GROUND on the Evil Day.
[Of
danger]
[The
Day when you are attacked by one of the many of the Devil's schemes]
And
having done all [the crisis demands], to STAND [firmly in your
place].
STAND
therefore—hold your ground—
Having
tightened the Belt of Moral Rectitude and Right Standing with God;
And
having shod your feet in preparation
[To
face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, the promptness
And
the readiness produced by the good news] of the Gospel of Peace.
[Isa.
52:7] [The entire teaching of Christ Jesus].
Lift
up over all the (covering) shield of Saving Faith,
Upon
which you can quench all the Flaming Missiles
Of
the Wicked [One]. [Satan and his demonic horde]
And
take the Helmet of Salvation, in every season—IN THE SPIRIT,
[Pray
IN THE SPIRIT, in TONGUES and with the mind]
With
all [manner of] prayer and entreaty.
To
that END keep alert and watch with strong purpose and
perseverance,
Interceding
in behalf of all the saints (God's Consecrated People).
(Ephesians
6:13-18)
Understand
this above all:
Little
children, you are of God--You belong to Him--
And
have [already] defeated and OVERCOME them
[The
agents of antichrist], because He [Christ
Jesus]
WHO
LIVES IN YOU is greater than he who is in the world. (1 John 4:4)
[Satan
and his demonic horde].
If
Christ Jesus lives in and through you;
If you have been Baptized in His
Spirit, IMMERSED in His Spirit;
If
you EMBRACE the entire teaching of Christ Jesus and live it,
Satan
cannot TOUCH YOU!
We
know [absolutely] that any one Born of God does not
[Deliberately
and knowingly] practice committing SIN,
Bu
the One [Christ Jesus] Who was begotten of God
Carefully
watches over and protects him--
Christs
divine presence within him preserves him against the Evil--
And
the Wicked One does not lay hold (get a grip) on him
We
know [positively] that we are of God,
And
the WHOLE WORLD [around us]
Is
under the Power of the Evil One.
And
we [have seen and] know [positively]
That
the Son of God has [actually] come to this world
And
has given us understanding and insight
Progressively
to perceive (recognize)
And
come to know better and more clearly Him Who is True;
And
we are IN HIM Who is True, in His Son Jesus Christ, the Messiah.
This
is the True God and LIFE Eternal.
Little
children, keep yourselves from Idols—false gods,
[From
anything and everything
That
would occupy the place in your heart due to God,
From
any sort of substitute for Him
That
would take first place in your life].
Amen.
So let it be. (1 John 5:18-21)
The
Angel of the Lord [Christ
Jesus] encamps around those who fear Him,
And
He delivers them. (Psalm 34:7, NIV)
For
the Angel of the Lord is a guard,
He
surrounds and defends all who fear Him. (Psalm 34:7, NLT)
Those
who FEAR Christ Jesus; who in REVERENT AWE of Him,
OBEY
Him and keep His Commandments;
Who
keep His Whole Teaching;
The
Evil One, Satan and his demonic horde cannot touch him.
These
are those who like Christ Jesus, OVERCOME the world.
Then
I heard a strong voice in Heaven, saying,
Now
it has come, the Salvation and the Power and the Kingdom
(The
dominion, the reign) of our God and the Power
(Sovereignty,
the authority) of His Christ, the Messiah;
For
the accuser of our brethren,
He
who keeps bringing before our God charges against them day and night,
Has been cast out! [Job 1:9-11.]
And
they have OVERCOME (conquered) him by means
Of
the blood of the Lamb and by the utterance of their Testimony,
For
they did not love and cling to life even when face with death--
Holding
their lives CHEAP till they had to die [for their witnessing].
(Revelation
12:10-11, AMP)
You
have been SAVED to OVERCOME this world and Satan who rules it.
And
Christ in you is able to accomplish this as you allow Him
TO
LIVE IN AND THROUGH YOU.
Today,
the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)
America
is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father,
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!
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