59. More than Conquerors
Romans 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
Jesus loves us and promises us that we shall overcome, and we are even more than overcomers. Overcoming is one thing; more than overcomers is another. Through Jesus Christ we overcome Sin, Death and the Devil; we conquer; we win. But more than winning the war we subdue and rule over these enemies. With Jesus in charge we are the rulers and lords; With Christ’s authority we can tell Sin to stop, Death to go away, and the Devil to flee. We have the victory even though we do not enjoy it as often as we could. We have the authority even though we do not exercise it as often as we could. We are more than overcomers even though we do not normally feel like it.
What do we overcome? We overcome tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, danger and sword. These are the weapons that the Enemy uses against us in spiritual warfare to bring us down and separate us from God. But nothing can separate us from God’s Love. If we overcome these seven things, then we know we can certainly overcome all the lesser troubles that afflict us in body and soul. All the problems we encounter are extremely small in the face of the Big God who is for us. Thus we can tell our problems we have a big God, a God with great power and personal love. Faith in Christ, the Overcomer, wins every daily struggle. Thus we go from victory unto victory.
This “more than conquerors” promise is overwhelmingly awesome. Nothing can keep us away from God, His love, or His power: when we have God we have it all. The trick is remembering and believing this promise when we need it.