More Than Conquerors

Romans 8:37

"Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us."

The phrase "more than conquerors" comes from the Greek word Hupernikao.  From huper, "over and above," and nikao, "to conquer".  This word describes someone who is super victorious who wins more than the ordinary victory but who is overpowering in achieving abundant victory.  This is not a conceited attitude, but confidence that Christ's love conquered death and through His love we are Hupernikao.

Revelation 12:11

"And they overcame by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death."

So according to these two scriptures we can live super victorious and overcoming lives through His love, His blood, and our testimony.  Two parts Him, but one part us.  The world around you needs to hear your story.  The enemy wants you to keep it hidden living in shame, guilt, and condemnation.  The enemy also wants you to think that you're the only one with issues, problems, and struggles.  Well, you're not alone and the people in your sphere of influence need to hear your story if you are given the opportunity to share it with them.  You can also find brothers and sisters to help walk out this life, and to help encourage and strengthen you.  Eccl. 4:12 says, "A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken." and Prov. 27:17, "As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend".

We each have a story to be told with pains, joys, victories, and defeats.  Each of these shape our lives, and have made us who we are.  God says that He is going to be faithful to complete the work which he began in you.  You are a treasure in Gods eyes.  You are the apple of His eye.  He loves you no matter what, and He's created you to have a relationship with Him.

If there was a man who was more than a conqueror it was the man Jesus Christ who conquered death. The same Spirit who rose Jesus from the dead lives in us, and through Him all things are possible. Without Jesus we are nothing, but because of Him demonstrating His love on the cross to us we have been brought near to Him. We can do nothing on our own power and might, but through His Spirit working in us we can do anything. We are more than conquerors because He is the ultimate conqueror and we have His name written on our hearts.

Sea of Forgetfullness

Micah 7:19

"He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities.  He will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea."

Sometimes I just want to forget my past because it includes my sin.  I don't like to remember my dirty laundry, and sometimes when I think about it I just break down and cry.  I cry because of the hurt that my sin has caused others, and I cry because of what might have been if I had responded with godly choices instead of the sinful choices.  I find rest in the fact that God has taken my sin, and thrown it into the depths of the sea where He remembers it no more.  How awesome is He?  Psalm 32:1 says, "Blessed is He whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered."  That's all I need because everything else is so trivial in life.  My sins are covered in the blood of Jesus forever.  Past, present, and future sins are covered.  On my best day, I'm not worthy to stand before Him.  It's only by His grace.  His love for me never changed even when I was wollowing in sin.  He was right there.  He healed me the moment I asked Him to heal me.  Praise the name of the LORD for covering my sin.  I want to go deeper into His grace. We forget sometimes the power Grace has to offer.  We get caught up in rules, 12 step procedures, works, and legalism. It's the power of God which can free us from powerful addictions overnight.  It is for freedom He has set us free.  You can be free right now from powerful strongholds that have held you in prison all your life.  Isaiah 61 says that the Spirit of the LORD was upon Jesus to bring freedom to the captives.  I was once a captive, but now I'm free because Jesus set me free.  Whatever your stronghold is right now ask Jesus to supernaturally deliver you from this sin and bondage.  Whom the son sets free is free indeed.  David says in Psalms 30:2, "O LORD my God, I cried out to you, and You healed me."  Cry out to Him now, and you will be healed by the power and authority of Jesus Christ. Amen.