There Is Victory

Because of the Lord’s resurrection we can all have victory!! You might say what are you talking about, victory over what?  Well I am glad you asked, I believe there is nothing the Lord can’t or won’t deliver you of, if you sincerely believe and repent and trust in Him.  This takes more than just head knowledge, it takes heart knowledge. You can say many things from the head and hear many things and store them in the brain but until they get from the brain to the heart they will never change your life.  When the Lord draws you and the Holy Spirit convicts you of your sins and the Lord opens your eyes and your ears and removes the veil from your mind, then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free, if you will receive Him into your heart and life!!

Read this in Matthew 15:8, “These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.”

What is going into your heart?  God’s Word says this in Luke 6:45, “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.”

God seeks the humble and contrite heart, that He will not despise.  When we repent God seeks godly sorrow, read 2 Corinthians 7:9-10, the Apostle Paul speaking, “Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.”

True repentance is talked about throughout the Word of God, even Jesus when He started His ministry spoke about repentance, I think it is very important and not something to lightly skip over!!  And think about this, when our sins are forgiven who will love more?

Read Luke 7:40-48, “And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.”

I believe their sorrow and remorse will be greater also, in the one that had been a real rebel.  Think of this, if you have lived a quote, “religious life,” trying to be good and basically trying to work your way to heaven, compared to a downright scoundrel; the first may find the Lord in a personal way, which is the only way you can be born-again, and feel that they haven’t been all that bad but the scoundrels, when they are born-again, knows how far they have fallen and it is hard to believe the transformation that takes place in many of their lives.  If a person has worldly sorrow they will try to cover up their sins or blame them on someone else, but when a person has godly sorrow they will take responsibly for their own actions and confess them and try not to repeat them again.

Enough said I have given you something to think about.  I hope this Tidbit was helpful and encouraging.  May the good Lord bless you and yours and may you all have a super day!!  And don’t forget to thank and praise the Lord for He is truly worthy!!