Overcoming the world

 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? – 1 John 5.3-5

 

There was an old song that the enslaved people of the American south used to sing. Under the oppression of their enslavers they would do all they could to get through. Many of these people were people of great faith who were trusting God to deliver them from their chains. They sang a song called ‘We Shall Overcome' which became a theme song for so many oppressed people through the years.

 

We today are under oppression.  We are oppressed by the world, the flesh, and the devil. The world seems terribly strong. Some days it seems like, between the world, the flesh, and the devil it seems like the situation is impossible.

 

All those who are of God overcome the world. We already have overcome because we already have the final victory through Jesus Christ. We have accepted that victory by faith and it is that victory that allows us overcome the daily struggles of this world.

 

Not only will we over some someday, we have already over one the world. All we have to now is to be faithful until we see that victory manifested.

 

We have overcome. Let’s walk in victory.