Victory in Jesus
“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ”
“The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord”
Notice the correlation between our two texts. As to eternal life: it is a gift and only obtained through Jesus Christ. Referring to victory, in the saint’s life: again we find it is a gift and only can be found in our Lord Jesus Christ. It is “in Christ” we find our righteousness, peace, joy, patience, etc. One does not pray for something God has already given them. They appropriate (take as their own) it, then thank God. Come and dine, the meal has been already prepared.
You do not pray, agonize, fast, and beg for victory. You already have it. But only faith can make it a reality to us. This is why the old-time saints said, “When you fall, SHOUT the victory.” As with eternal life, so it is with victory. My doubting doesn’t mean I don’t have it, only that I’m not enjoying it. Like Joshua and Israel of old, God had already given them the land. What was needed was to enter in by faith and take (appropriate) what was theirs by right of Divine inheritance.
“So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.”
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