June 26 - 1 John 5:1-5. Victory

June 26 - 1 John 5:1-5. Victory

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

In an earlier post this month, I wrote of the overcomers in the Revelation.  They received amazing gifts from the Lord: the right to eat from the tree of life, authority over the nations and the morning star, the right to sit on the throne of Jesus, a new name and the list goes on and on.

John asks the question here so that he clarifies who exactly will receive those incredible gifts:  Who is the overcomer?

The overcomer is the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

Everyone born of God overcomes the world.

This is victory!

You see, we give so much power to Satan and we give power to the world, its culture and its effect on us and on those whom we love.  But, there is no power there.  None at all.

Through Jesus Christ, we have overcome the world.  We are no longer bound by the sin and negativity that rules this world.  We live within the love of God and we can show the world that we are overcomers by sharing that love.

God wants everyone to be part of His kingdom and it is up to us in every moment of our day to share His love with others.

We are overcomers through Jesus Christ.  We can claim victory and we can be assured that we will be in heaven with the Lord.

This is victory!