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31 What,
then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against
us? 32 He who
did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all--how will he not also,
along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge
against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is he that condemns?
Christ Jesus, who died--more than that, who was raised to life--is at the right
hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the
love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness
or danger or sword? 36 As it
is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as
sheep to be slaughtered.” 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors
through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor
anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God
that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans
8:31-39 (NIV)
14 But
thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and
through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. 2 Corinthians 2:14 (NIV)
28 For
the Lord loves the just and will
not forsake his faithful ones. They will be protected forever, but the
offspring of the wicked will be cut off; 29 the righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it
forever. Psalms 37:28-29 (NIV)
6 Now I
know that the Lord saves his
anointed; he answers him from his holy heaven with the saving power of his
right hand. 7 Some
trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. 8 They are brought to their
knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm. Psalms 20:6-8 (NIV)
3 This
is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, 4 for everyone born of God
overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our
faith. 5 Who is
it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
1 John 5:3-5 (NIV)
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“Sometimes the enemy seems to get an
advantage over us; but the battle is not over yet. At last thou shalt
have the victory, and carry the day for all that. In hard struggles
remember the power of Christ, who, in his resurrection, broke through
everything. With him thou canst also break through, and be more than
conqueror. Yea, in every conflict, if thy faith be firm, thou canst be
sure of victory beforehand; for faith engages Christ’s power, and his power
ensureth victory; it is as impossible for thine enemies to keep thee always in
bonds, as it was impossible that Christ could be kept in the grave by the
stone, seal, and keepers. Nay, the greater their force is, the more
glorious will be the victory of Christ over them.” K. H.
Von Bogatzky
“But
the battle is the Lord’s, and He will conquer.
We may fail – do fail continually – but He never fails.” Hudson Taylor
“So often I hear
Christians say ‘we are more than conquerors!’ You can only say that if you are
part of the battle.” Paul
Estabrook
“Faith does not shirk the fight; she longs for it, because she foresees the victory.” Charles H. Spurgeon
“There are two ways of getting out of a trial. One is to simply try to get rid of the trial,
and be thankful when it is over. The
other is to recognize the trial as a challenge from God to claim a larger
blessing than we have ever had, and to hail it with delight as an opportunity
of obtaining a larger measure of divine grace.
Thus even the adversary becomes an auxiliary, and the things that seem
to be against us turn out to be for the furtherance of our way. Surely, this is to be more than conquerors
through Him who loved us.” A. B.
Simpson
HEART
SAVOR
- · If God is for me, who can be against me?
- · With Christ, victory is secure.
- · Faith foresees the victory.
