“For everyone born of God is victorious and overcomes the world, and this is the victory that has conquered and overcome the world—our [continuing, persistent] faith [in Jesus the Son of God].”
1 John 5:4 (AMP)
To be born again is to be born of God. The Word says everyone born of God is victorious and overcomes the world (i.e. Satan and his cohorts, the world’s failing system, and the flesh). The victory that overcomes is our faith, and this faith is the faith of our Lord Jesus (1 John 5:4). The things of God are spiritual; they are received by faith. The born-again believer lives by the faith of the Lord Jesus (Galatians 2:20).
To walk in victory, four things are required:
- Grow in faith. Romans 10:17, says, “…faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (KJV). To grow your faith, expose your spirit to studying and meditating on the Word of God.
- Build your faith by praying in the spirit (Jude 1:20). Faith is experienced at different levels, which is why you have to build yourself up on your most holy faith by praying in the Holy Spirit.
- Exercise your faith. Faith without action is dead. (James 2:17). To exercise your faith is to act on the instructions that come in the Word and to be led by the Holy Spirit so you can produce the God-kind of result.
- Testify (Revelation 19:10). We are to remember, rehearse, and share what the Lord has done. Your testimony has a purpose. Testimonies bring glory to God; they demonstrate the love of God, and the power of God. Testimonies show forth God’s praise, perfect your results, and are also a weapon of warfare.
PRAYER/CONFESSION
Dear Father, I thank you for leading me in triumphal procession in Christ. Through me the fragrance of the knowledge of Christ is spreading everywhere in the name of the Lord Jesus.
WISDOM NUGGET
“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.” Revelation 12:11 (KJV)