That We Might be Overcomers

[Daily Devotional]

That We Might be Overcomers 

They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their
testimony. Rev. 12: 11. 

Christ has made it possible for every member of the human family to resist
temptation. All who would live godly lives may overcome as Christ overcame. 

To make God's grace our own, we must act our part. The Lord does not propose
to perform for us either the willing or the doing. His grace is given to
work in us to will and to do, but never as a substitute for our effort. Our
souls are to be aroused to cooperate. The Holy Spirit works in us, that we
may work out our own salvation. . . . Fine mental qualities and a high tone
of moral character are not the result of accident. God gives opportunities;
success depends upon the use made of them. The openings of Providence must
be quickly discerned and eagerly entered. There are many who might become
mighty men, if, like Daniel, they would depend upon God for grace to be
overcomers, and for strength and efficiency to do their work. 

It is necessary to maintain a living connection with heaven, seeking as
often as did Daniel-- three times a day-- for divine grace to resist
appetite and passion. Wrestling with appetite and passion unaided by divine
power will be unsuccessful; but make Christ your stronghold, and the
language of your soul will be, "In all these things we are more than
conquerors through him that loved us" (Rom. 8: 37). Said the apostle Paul,
"I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means,
when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway" (1 Cor. 9:
27). 

Let no one think he can overcome without the help of God. You must have the
energy, the strength, the power, of an inner life developed within you. You
will then bear fruit unto godliness, and will have an intense loathing of
vice. You need to constantly strive to work away from earthliness, from
cheap conversation, from everything sensual, and aim for nobility of soul
and a pure and unspotted character. Your name may be kept so pure that it
cannot justly be connected with anything dishonest or unrighteous, but will
be respected by all the good and pure, and it may be written in the Lamb's
book of life, to be immortalized among the holy angels. 

>From God's Amazing Grace - Page 110