Victory in Jesus

We had been renting a log house in the village of Nenana,
Alaska for several years.  It was the
perfect size for not only our home, but there was plenty of room for our new
church plant to meet for Sunday worship and youth group, and we were only a couple
of blocks from the village school, which covered grades 1 through 12.  Then one day the owner asked if we would be
interested in purchasing the house?  Without
hesitation, we said, YES! What an awesome opportunity!  

Less than two weeks later, however, another
buyer showed up promising cash and a quick closing on the deal.  The seller immediately terminated our verbal
agreement and decided to sell the house to the new buyer because she didn’t
want to wait for us to get a mortgage.  Losing hurts!

Here on earth, we may lose our home, our job,
our health, and even our life. Despite these
tragic and difficult losses, we can be victorious in a way that goes
beyond this physical world. Revelation 17:14 tells us that this victory is possible
through Jesus Christ because “he is Lord of lords and King of kings–and
with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.”

We can be victorious because Jesus has been
victorious. (See John 16:33)  Jesus said
to the church in Laodicea, “To him who overcomes, I will give the right to
sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his
throne.” (Revelation 3:21)

Later in the book of Revelation, John wrote
about Jesus’ victory with these words, “And I saw a strong angel proclaiming
with a loud voice, who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals? And no
one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to
look into it, and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to
open the scroll or to look into it. And one of the elders said to me, weep no
more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered,
so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” (Revelation 5:2-5)  Jesus is Conqueror!

In the book of Revelation, we see how Jesus
sits on a white horse and, “…he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.”
(Revelation 6:2)  Likewise, through Jesus
we can have overwhelming victory.  Through
Jesus, we are able to overcome sin, death, and Satan himself! (See 1
Corinthians 15:55-57)

All other victories in life are meaningless if
we don’t have victory in Jesus.  If you
want to be victorious over sin, death, and Satan, you must first obey the
gospel.  Believe in Jesus (See John 8:24),
repent (See Acts 17:30), confess your faith in Christ as the Son of God (See 1
John 4:15), and be baptized for the forgiveness of your
sins. (See Acts 2:38)

Though my wife and I have experienced this and
other losses throughout the years, with Christ in our lives we will always be
winners, and you can be too!  Regardless of the obstacles that you face,
Jesus can conquer them all.