In past years, I have been asked by some belonging to a certain “Deeper Life” group, if I had the victory. My answer, I’m afraid, to their dismay was, “I don’t always have the victory, but I always have the Victor.”
This is why the old Divines used to say, “When you fall, shout the victory.” They knew victory is not something you get, but rather something you have, a present possession, if you please.
We are told, “The gift of God is eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ.” But it is also written, “Thanks be unto God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
If you truly have Christ dwelling within, you have eternal life. To doubt it only means you don’t enjoy it. And so it is with victory. Defeat doesn’t change the fact you have the Victor within. The old Divines were right!
When an Olympic contestant, representing the U.S.A., wins the gold, we say, “We won, we’re the victors.” Actually we didn’t do anything but simply bask in the victory another won for us. HALLELUJAH!
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