Overcome.

Overcoming.

To overcome means to conquer a problem, to defeat someone, to win even when there are obstacles in the way. The way I see it we have to overcome this world ruled by Satan. Before you shake your head and say the world isn't ruled by Satan ask yourself this question- do you believe in Jesus Christ? If you answered yes, then you believe this world is ruled by Satan because Jesus believed the same thing. Jesus spoke directly to Satan when He was being tempted by him in the wilderness after His baptism. Satan offered Jesus all the kingdoms of the world. Tell me, how can you offer someone something if it isn't yours to offer? You can't.

Mat 4:8  Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 

Mat 4:9  And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 

Mat 4:10  Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 

Jesus all said these words-

Joh_8:23  And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

Joh_14:30  Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

Joh 12:31  Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. 

The prince of this world- Satan. We are in a great conflict between good and evil. All of us are in this conflict, we are born into the conflict there is no escaping it.  We need to overcome evil with good.

Rom_12:21  Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

We are told if we overcome evil then we will receive the greatest reward- life eternal with our Savior, with our Father God, with the Holy Spirit. We must overcome.

Rev 3:21  To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. 

Rev 2:7 …To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. 

We overcome not through our own power, but by our Savior's power.

Rev 12:11  And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 

1Jn 5:4  For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 

1Jn 5:5  Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? 

1Jn 2:13  I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. 

1Jn 2:14  I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. 

1Jn 2:15  Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 

We are NOT to love this world with all its deceptive enticements. If we love this world and the things in this world we are captive to this world and its ruler the prince of evil.

1Jn 2:16  For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 

1Jn 2:17  And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 

1Jn 4:4  Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 

Joh 16:33  These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. 

Jesus overcome this world, and He didn't overcome it by not suffering in it. He wasn't living in a protective bubble unable to be touched by the evil that surrounded Him on all sides. Jesus witnessed firsthand the horrors of this world. And Jesus left this world in a very horrible, extremely painful way- tortured wickedly and not for a few moments, but for a long time. His physical pain was excruciating. If you get a cut you know how it can sting, even a tiny paper cut can be painful. If you get a big cut it hurts, you know it does. Jesus' entire body was flayed open by the severe whipping He endured prior to His journey to the cross where He was crucified. The suffering Jesus endure was undeniable. Yes, Jesus overcame this world and all the evil and Jesus told us that we would have tribulation in this world and our hope would be found in HIM because HE overcame the evil and He did that so we could live with Him, Him in us, giving us the hope of overcoming through HIS victory. We will suffer, make no mistake, we will suffer.

Rom 8:35  Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 

Rom 8:36  As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 

Rom 8:37  Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 

1Co 15:57  But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Rev 2:11  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. 

Rev 2:17  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. 

Rev 2:26  And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations

Rev 3:5  He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. 

Rev 3:12  Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. 

Rev 3:21  To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. 

Rev 15:2  And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. 

Rev 15:3  And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 

Rev 15:4  Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

The victory, to overcome by faith in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Lord we believe, we have faith, HELP THOU our unbelief. Search us Lord and know our hearts see if there is any wicked way in us and lead us in the way everlasting! Create in us a clean heart, renew a right spirit within us! Let us be known by You, let us be Yours now and forever!!!!!!! Amen!