BETTER THAN THE BEST
READING: ROMANS 8:31-39
It is very interesting that we are told we are more than conquerors. We know what it means to be a conqueror, but this verse raises the expectation of something more than that. What can this mean? History readily reveals that many people have become conquerors through military victories. However, after winning their battles and wars, these conquerors had the problem of holding their gains. They had to resist forces working to bring them down. They were conquerors but they could not rest in their conquests. Christians have something in common with their experiences. We too are conquerors. We have victory over sin and death through our Savior, our Lord Jesus. It is by His power that we have that victory. It is by that same power that we are raised up to the higher level of being more than conquerors. The added ingredient that gives us this greater stature, is that we have rest, assurance and peace in the conquest we have been granted. Why can we have this confidence that military commanders have lacked? We are assured because the power of the Lord that overcame sin and death is also the strength and protection that maintains our victory. By the grace of God, we are granted what none of those military conquerors had. That is the eternal victory we have in Jesus! That’s a thought – about God’s Word.
RESPONSE
2. What do you have to say to Jesus about winning your victory for you?
