Overcomers inherit the blessings!

An overcomer is: “One who succeeds in dealing with or gaining control of some problem or difficulty, one who refused to be defined by any past failure or struggle.” Similar words are: “to defeat, to conquer, to beat, master, prevail, stop.” Therefore, to overcome has to do with one who has to confront problems or difficulties, and defeat or conquer them. In our walk with God, Jesus told us that we would go through difficulties, temptations, persecution, unfair attacks, etc. However, by His Spirit, He gives us the overcoming power to defeat the plans, attacks, tricks, deceits of the wicked one. One very important principle in overcoming is that we have to do our part in standing by faith in agreement with God’s plan for our lives. Sometimes it gets so hard that many have the tendency or desire to simply give up. That is what differentiates the overcomers from the ones who give in to defeat and  give up. We are instructed to “Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.” (Ephesians 6:10). So put on the whole armor of God every day and be that “overcomer” that inherits the promises of God!

Revelation 21:7 “He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.”

That attack or trial has an expiration date!

We all experience attacks, trials and tribulations. This is part of the Christian experience. The Lord Jesus once said: “These things I have spoken to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but have courage, I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). The good thing is that the Scriptures reveal that these times of persecution, tribulation and trials are only for a season. Psalm 30: 5 says: “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning”. These trials and tests have an expiration date. When Satan tempted Jesus, he left him after several attempts. Luke 4: 12-13 says: “And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time”. So, if you are in the middle of a test, trial or in the desert, remember today that it is not permanent. Remember that He told us to be encouraged because he already overcame the world, and now we have the spirit of the victorious one within us. With His help, you will be victorious at the end of the test, and you will have a great testimony to go with it!