MORE THAN CONQUERORS.

DAILY DEVOTION.

DAY TWENTY.

ROMANS 8:37.     Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
So what the things that Paul is talking about here? In verse 35 he is talking about being persecuted, going through stress, tribulations, facing times of no food, being in danger even under the threat of death, yet in the face of all this we can have complete victory, The expression more than conquerors actually speaks of a supernatural victory, not in our own strength, but through Jesus who loves us. Paul goes on to say that there is absolutely nothing in the created world, whether it be physical or spiritual,  whether it be even death itself, regardless of how high we are feeling or how low we are feeling, nothing can separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ. This is an amazing encouragement to us, Jesus said Himself that He would never leave us or forsake us. He has given us His Holy Spirit as our guide, teacher and comforter. Jesus even warned us, He said, "In this world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world." The world system and the god of this world has no authority over us, Jesus has stripped him totally, he only has the authority over our lives that we allow him to have. When Satan comes with his lies and his temptation we, like Jesus, can say, "Get behind me Satan!" While ever Satan is behind us we cannot bow to him and his temptation. It is important in this that we realise that we need to stay in God's love, that we stay in His word, that we continue to walk in obedience to what God is calling us to. The only reason that the enemy comes against us is to destroy what God is wanting to do in us and through us. Prayer is a vital aspect of this, in Philippians 4:6 Paul says that we are not be anxious, or worry, about anything, but that we are to hand everything over to God in prayer. It is as we do this that the peace of God will protect us, the peace of God will guard us spiritually and our minds will be at peace as well. The peace of God is not natural peace, it is the peace that can only come from the Holy Spirit, The peace that goes beyond our natural thinking, in the face of great adversity or turmoil we can have peace, the assurance that all is under control. In 2 Corinthians 2:14 Paul says; "Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place." Paul was out travelling around preaching the Gospel and he faced many and varied obstacles and yet he was able to say that through Christ he was always lead in triumph as he preached the gospel. If we are being led by the Holy Spirit then we are going somewhere, we are not standing still. David said in Psalm 23, "Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me, Your rod and Your staff they comfort me." David did not camp in the valley, he walked through it and as he did he knew that God was with him. The rod was God's protection and the staff was God's support. So the fact that David knew that God would protect him and not let him stumble was great comfort to David. So we  too can know that as we walk through those valley experiences, as we remain in God's love and His word, walking in His will and purpose that He will protect in His love and His word will be our support and guide, and we will be victorious in Christ. AMEN.