Real Victory!
Total submission to God’s Spirit!
Death and imprisonment…
Where is the victory? It is in overcoming our flesh and it’s control of us. Sin destroys man which is why God is destroying sin.
Victory is in freedom from the control of the flesh and total submission to the control of the Spirit. This is what we were created for and this is where we will find true fulfillment.
Without a comprehension of God, this life quickly turns into an empty, meaningless exercise in self-fulfillment and empty desire appeasement.
Our victory is in breaking free from this temporal lie and captivity to self and soaring on into eternity with God!
Act 5:41 (ESV)
41 Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
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Read Act 8:1-3
Victory is in freedom from the control of the flesh and total submission to the control of the Spirit.
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Act 8:1 (ESV) And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
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Act 8:2 (ESV) Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
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Act 8:3 (ESV) But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.
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Eternal perspective!
Victory is in freedom from the control of the flesh and total submission to the control of the Spirit. This is what we were created for and this is where we will find true fulfillment.
From God‘s perspective, imprisonment is not a bad thing.
God is in TOTAL control! These circumstances are all part of his plan.
If you can comprehend and live with this truth in mind, life is an awesome adventure! If you cannot comprehend this truth then life is a terrible tragedy.
So it becomes a truism that the joy in your life is directly proportional to your faith in God!
Proportional…
Remember that God is meting out every circumstance with purpose.
1Co 10:13 (ESV)
This doesn’t mean that we will “escape“ every temptation… Look at Peter denial of Jesus.
Luk 22:31-32 (ESV)
Victory is in freedom from the control of the flesh and total submission to the control of the Spirit.
Rom 8:28 (ESV)
What are “all things“?
Things that make us uncomfortable, things that challenge us, things that force us to rely on God more…
Victory is in freedom from the control of the flesh and total submission to the control of the Spirit.
Php 4:6-8 (ESV)
“These things…” are the things that are from God, not from the world.
Rom 5:3-5 (ESV)
Victory is in freedom from the control of the flesh and total submission to the control of the Spirit.
Strive for THIS victory in your life today!
