“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
(1Jn. 5:4-5)
A favorite story of mine I have often used has been about a “little leaguer,” who played third base. He was full of hustle and chatter. A fan from the stands shouted to him questioning how he could be so upbeat seeing his team was behind 21 -0. To which the little fella replied, “Shucks, mister, we ain’t even been up yet.”
If there was ever an underdog, it is the Christian. For over 2000 years the odds have been overwhelmingly against him. No sane observer would place a bet that he could, or would, ever come from so far behind to win at the last. But this is exactly what the Bible foretells: the underdog will ultimately be top dog!
Admittedly, the world has overcome us as a community at different times in history as well as individually from time to time. But there is a vast difference between the words “temporary” and “permanent.” It’s the difference between time and eternity. “A troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last,” Gen. 49:19.
The wise man tells us, “Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof,” Ecc. 7:8. This is especially true in the Christian’s case.
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