Overcomers In This World
The first part of Revelation 12:11 tells us that we have overcome, conquered him (satan, the devil) by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of our testimony…. How do we know that this is satan that the verse is talking about? In the preceding verses 7-10, there is a brief account of satan being removed from heaven when he rebelled against God.
There are a number of things we need to look at today from that verse. We overcome satan by the blood of the Lamb. The blood of Jesus was shed to purify and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Satan is the one connected with death, sin, sickness, disease, defeat, lack, failure, and anything else that is less than the best for you as God’s child. When Jesus shed His blood in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the cross, He was pouring forth the life of God on this earth once again, life, zoe, the very essence of God. Once again, this earth was filled with the breath, the life force of God that had created this whole earth and all that is in it and all the universes around us.
We must go back for a moment to Abram and the covenant that God Almighty cut with Abram, whose name was changed to Abraham after the covenant was cut. In order for God to get back into this earth, he had to have a man that would make covenant with Him and do whatever He said. He found such a man in Abram. When Abraham was willing to offer up his only son to God, that opened the way for God to offer up His only Son for the world to once again have the choice of walking in God’s realm.
Jesus was called the second Adam because He brought to us the ability to be with God like Adam was, to fellowship with the Lord, to “walk in the cool of the evening in the Garden of Eden” in our lives. Jesus opened the way for us to be one with God again, to live on this earth in a victorious way all the time. Very few Christians walk this victorious life because they have never been told that they could or if they have been told, they have been given the idea that it is just for a select few. They have been told it takes a special kind of faith.
My dear brother and sister in Christ, you have within you as a born again child of God, the very life of God Himself, to live the very life of victory that Jesus purchased for you. Satan has been defeated and His demonic forces have been stripped of their authority. His main objective was and is to convince Christians that he is strong to overcome them with his pressure and his loud mouth that speaks louder sometimes than the still, quiet voice of the Lord. Let me make this very clear. He has no authority over you nor does he have the ability to bring you down. I am going to make a very bold statement here. We bring ourselves down by believing his lies and giving in to his pressure and ruthless, incessant battering. We have the authority to overcome him personally and walk in what Jesus has purchased for us. What gives us that authority? The blood of Jesus and the Word.
I have noticed that the Christians who are the victorious ones are the ones who stand up in the face of what appears to be absolute defeat and say, NO! I will not be defeated and I will not quit. My God is greater than he that is in the world. They are the ones who take a stand, even if it looks like they will go down in absolute defeat and shameful mockery. Satan loves to whisper in your ear----Who do you think you are? Well, don’t cower in the corner but yell in his ear----Here is who I am. I am a child of God. I am more than a conqueror through Christ Jesus Who loves me and gave His life for me. I overcome you by the blood of the Lamb and the Word of my testimony. The blood and the Word are your weapons of overcoming in this world, in His name and by the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
Oh, the blood of Jesus---what a most powerful weapon and safeguard for you and me. When we plead the blood over a situation, we are calling forth the very life of God Himself on our behalf. We are speaking in agreement with all of Heaven, and the blood speaks back to us----Life, Life, Life (the very Life of God, which emanates from Himself, Who is Love, and is expressed as Light in this world, the laser-like light that created this planet and all on it and sustains us).
Tomorrow we will talk about the Word of our testimony.
There are a number of things we need to look at today from that verse. We overcome satan by the blood of the Lamb. The blood of Jesus was shed to purify and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Satan is the one connected with death, sin, sickness, disease, defeat, lack, failure, and anything else that is less than the best for you as God’s child. When Jesus shed His blood in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the cross, He was pouring forth the life of God on this earth once again, life, zoe, the very essence of God. Once again, this earth was filled with the breath, the life force of God that had created this whole earth and all that is in it and all the universes around us.
We must go back for a moment to Abram and the covenant that God Almighty cut with Abram, whose name was changed to Abraham after the covenant was cut. In order for God to get back into this earth, he had to have a man that would make covenant with Him and do whatever He said. He found such a man in Abram. When Abraham was willing to offer up his only son to God, that opened the way for God to offer up His only Son for the world to once again have the choice of walking in God’s realm.
Jesus was called the second Adam because He brought to us the ability to be with God like Adam was, to fellowship with the Lord, to “walk in the cool of the evening in the Garden of Eden” in our lives. Jesus opened the way for us to be one with God again, to live on this earth in a victorious way all the time. Very few Christians walk this victorious life because they have never been told that they could or if they have been told, they have been given the idea that it is just for a select few. They have been told it takes a special kind of faith.
My dear brother and sister in Christ, you have within you as a born again child of God, the very life of God Himself, to live the very life of victory that Jesus purchased for you. Satan has been defeated and His demonic forces have been stripped of their authority. His main objective was and is to convince Christians that he is strong to overcome them with his pressure and his loud mouth that speaks louder sometimes than the still, quiet voice of the Lord. Let me make this very clear. He has no authority over you nor does he have the ability to bring you down. I am going to make a very bold statement here. We bring ourselves down by believing his lies and giving in to his pressure and ruthless, incessant battering. We have the authority to overcome him personally and walk in what Jesus has purchased for us. What gives us that authority? The blood of Jesus and the Word.
I have noticed that the Christians who are the victorious ones are the ones who stand up in the face of what appears to be absolute defeat and say, NO! I will not be defeated and I will not quit. My God is greater than he that is in the world. They are the ones who take a stand, even if it looks like they will go down in absolute defeat and shameful mockery. Satan loves to whisper in your ear----Who do you think you are? Well, don’t cower in the corner but yell in his ear----Here is who I am. I am a child of God. I am more than a conqueror through Christ Jesus Who loves me and gave His life for me. I overcome you by the blood of the Lamb and the Word of my testimony. The blood and the Word are your weapons of overcoming in this world, in His name and by the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
Oh, the blood of Jesus---what a most powerful weapon and safeguard for you and me. When we plead the blood over a situation, we are calling forth the very life of God Himself on our behalf. We are speaking in agreement with all of Heaven, and the blood speaks back to us----Life, Life, Life (the very Life of God, which emanates from Himself, Who is Love, and is expressed as Light in this world, the laser-like light that created this planet and all on it and sustains us).
Tomorrow we will talk about the Word of our testimony.
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 7:19 AM
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