The Victory

[Daily Devotional]

The Victory

Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ. 1 Cor. 15: 57.

Victories are not gained by ceremonies or display, but by simple
obedience to  the highest General, the Lord God of heaven. He who
trusts in this Leader will  never know defeat.

The largest share of the annoyances of life, its daily corroding
cares, its  heartaches, its irritation, is the result of a temper
uncontrolled. . . . The  government of self is the best government in
the world. By putting on the  ornament of a meek and quiet spirit,
ninety- nine out of a hundred of the  troubles which so terribly
embitter life might be saved. . . . The natural man  must die, and the
new man, Christ Jesus, take possession of the soul, so that  the
follower of Jesus may say in verity and truth: "I live; yet not I, but
 Christ liveth in me" (Gal. 2: 20).

Self is difficult to conquer. Human depravity in every form is not
easily  brought into subjection to the Spirit of Christ. But all
should be impressed  with the fact that unless this victory is gained
through Christ, there is no  hope for them. The victory can be gained;
for nothing is impossible with God. By  His assisting grace, all evil
temper, all human depravity, may be overcome. . .  . You may be
overcomers if you will, in the name of Christ, take hold of the  work
decidedly.

The temptations of Satan are greater now than ever before, for he
knows that  his time is short, and that very soon every case will be
decided, either for  life or for death. It is no time now to sink down
beneath discouragement and  trial; we must bear up under all our
afflictions, and trust wholly in the  Almighty God of Jacob. . . . His
grace is sufficient for all our trials; and  although they are greater
than ever before, yet if we trust wholly in God, we  can overcome
every temptation and through His grace come off victorious. . . .

When temptations and trials rush in upon us, let us go to God and
agonize  with Him in prayer. He will not turn us away empty, but will
give us grace and  strength to overcome, and to break the power of the
enemy.

>From God's  Amazing Grace - Page 38