VICTORIOUS SAINTS 2-21-2021
Many people recognize that we are in a battle. But to, us the Saints of the living God, we acknowledge that we are victorious. Victorious is a state of being by which I see my life is moving in an upward flow, not downward, always moving forward not to wallow defeat.
Isa 30:18 And therefore the Lord [earnestly] waits [expecting, looking, and longing] to be gracious to you; and therefore He lifts Himself up, that He may have mercy on you and show loving-kindness to you. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are all those who [earnestly] wait for Him, who expect and look and long for Him [for His victory, His favor, His love, His peace, His joy, and His matchless, unbroken companionship]! AMP
PS 23:1-6 Davids poetic praise to God The Lord is my best friend and my shepherd.
I always have more than enough.
2 He offers a resting place for me in his luxurious love. His tracks take me to an oasis of peace, the quiet brook of bliss.
3 Thats where he restores and revives my life. He opens before me pathways to Gods pleasure and leads me along in his footsteps of righteousness so that I can bring honor to his name.
4 Lord, even when your path takes me through the valley of deepest darkness, fear will never conquer me, for you already have! You remain close to me and lead me through it all the way. Your authority is my strength and my peace. The comfort of your love takes away my fear. Ill never be lonely, for you are near.
5 You become my delicious feast even when my enemies dare to fight. You anoint me with the fragrance of your Holy Spirit; you give me all I can drink of you until my heart overflows.
6 So why would I fear the future? For your goodness and love pursue me all the days of my life. Then afterward, when my life is through, Ill return to your glorious presence to be forever with you! TPT
COL 2:15 Then Jesus made a public spectacle of all the powers and principalities of darkness, stripping away from them every weapon and all their spiritual authority and powerto accuse us. And by the power of the cross, Jesus led them around as prisoners in a procession of triumph. He was not their prisoner; they were hisTPT
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Col 2:15 In Him dying mankinds death, he diffused every possible claim of accusation against the human race and thus made a public spectacle of every rule and authority in Gods brilliant triumph demonstrated in him. The voice of the cross will never be silenced! Mirror
JOHN 16:33 And everything Ive taught you is so that the peace which is in me will be in you and will give you great confidence as you rest in me. For in this unbelieving world you will experience trouble and sorrows, but you must be courageous,for I have conquered the world! TPT
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John 16:33 I have spoken these things to you that in me you will know the sweet and assured resonance of my peace! In the world you encounter extreme and stressful times, but be of good courage, I have conquered the world order! Mirror
Heb 13:6 What he said concerning us gives our confession the edge; we boldly echo scripture, the Lord is for me, I cannot be afraid of anything that anyone could possibly do to harm me. Mirror
Isa 52:12 But you don't have to be in a hurry. You're not running from anybody!
God is leading you out of here, and the God of Israel is also your rear guard. MSG
Isa 54:17 but no weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged. Any accuser who takes you to court will be dismissed as a liar. This is what God's servants can expect. I'll see to it that everything works out for the best." God's Decree. MSG
2 Cor 2:14 I am overwhelmed with gratitude! Wherever my travels take me I am so aware that God leads us as trophies in his victory parade. What he knows to be true about us diffuses through us like a perfume of a sweet aroma everywhere we go, celebrating the success of the cross.
15 We are a sweet savor of Christ to God evident in everyone we meet. The fragrance of Christ is recognized in all to salvation. The same gospel that announces the fragrant victory of Christ declares the odor of death; the defeat of destruction in everyone! Mirror
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2 COR 2:14-15 God always makes his grace visiblein Christ, who includes us as partners of his endless triumph. Through our yielded lives he spreadsthe fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere we go.
15 Wehave become the unmistakable aroma of the victory of the Anointed One to Goda perfume of life to those being saved and the odor of deathto those who are perishing. TPT
Hab 3:18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will exult in the [victorious] God of my salvation!
19 The Lord God is my Strength, my personal bravery, and my invincible army; He makes my feet like hinds' feet and will make me to walk [not to stand still in terror, but to walk] and make [spiritual] progress upon my high places [of trouble, suffering, or responsibility]! AMP PRAISE & VICTORY GO HAND & HAND
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Hab 3:18-19 I'm singing joyful praise to God. I'm turning cartwheels of joy to my Savior God.
19 Counting on God's Rule to prevail, I take heart and gain strength. I run like a deer. I feel like I'm king of the mountain! MSG
1 Jn 5:4. Whatever is born of God is destined to triumph over the world system. Our faith celebrates a victory that is already accomplished! Mirror
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1 JN 5:4-5 You see, every child of God overcomes the world, for our faith is the victorious power that triumphs over the world.
5 So who are the world conquerors, defeating its power? Those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God. TPT
1 Cor 15:57 But now in a single victorious stroke of Life, all three sin, guilt, death are gone, the gift of our Master, Jesus Christ. Thank God!
58 With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don't hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for him is a waste of time or effort. MSG
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1 Cor 15:57 Your victory is not a maybe; because of the magnanimous doing of Jesus Christ, it is given!
58 For this reason you can afford to be absolutely settled and rock solid in faiths persuasion and always ready to go beyond where you would have gone before. Your doing now is inspired by your knowing that you are in him. If his resurrection is yours than his victory over sin and death is equally yours. Mirror
PS 149:4 For he enjoys his faithful lovers. He adorns the humble with his beauty and he loves to give them the victory. TPT
Matt 12:20 A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering (dimly burning) wick He will not quench, till He brings justice and a just cause to victory. AMP
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MATT 12:20 He wont brush aside the bruised and broken. He will be gentle with the weak and feeble,until his victory releases justice.TPT
Rom 8:37. On the contrary, in the thick of these things our triumph remains beyond dispute. His love has placed us above the reach of any onslaughter.
38 This Is my conviction; no threat whether it be in death or life; be it angelic messengers, demon powers or political principalities, nothing known to us at this time, or even in the unknown future;
39 no dimension of any calculation in time or space, nor any device yet to be invented, has what it takes to separate us from the love of God demonstrated in Christ. The Lordship of Jesus Christ is your ultimate authority. Mirror
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RO 8:37-39 Yet even in the midst of all these things, we triumph over them all, for God has made us to be more than conquerors, and his demonstrated love is our glorious victory over everything!
38 So now I live with the confidence that there is nothing in the universe with the power to separate us from Gods love. Im convinced that his love will triumph over death, lifes troubles, fallen angels, or dark rulers in the heavens. There is nothing in our present or future circumstances that can weaken his love.
39 There is no power above us or beneath usno power that could ever be found in the universe that can distance us from Gods passionate love, which is lavished upon us through our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One! TPT
ISA 25:8 It is the gloom of death! He will swallow it up in victory forever! And God, Lord Yahweh, will wipe away every tear from every face. He will remove every trace of disgracethat his people have suffered throughout the world, for the Lord Yahweh has promised it! TPT
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1 Cor 15:53 For this corruptible must be clothed with incorruptible and this mortal must be clothed with immortality.
54 What was spoken in Isaiah 25:8 is finally realized even in our physical death: death is swallowed up in victory!
55 Oh death where is your sting? Oh grave, where is your victory?
56 The sting of death is sin; the strength of sin is in the law. Mirror
1 John 2:13-14 You veterans were in on the ground floor, and know the One who started all this; you newcomers have won a big victory over the Evil One. And a second reminder, dear children: You know the Father from personal experience.
14 You veterans know the One who started it all; and you newcomers such vitality and strength! God's word is so steady in you. Your fellowship with God enables you to gain a victory over the Evil One. MSG
Phil 1:28 And do not [for a moment] be frightened or intimidated in anything by your opponents and adversaries, for such [constancy and fearlessness] will be a clear sign (proof and seal) to them of [their impending] destruction, but [a sure token and evidence] of your deliverance and salvation, and that from God. AMP
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Phil 1:28 not flinching or dodging in the slightest before the opposition. Your courage and unity will show them what they're up against: defeat for them, victory for you and both because of God. MSG
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1 John 4:4 My dear children, you come from God and belong to God. You have already won a big victory over those false teachers, for the Spirit in you is far stronger than anything in the world. MSG
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1 Jn 4:4 My darling children, you have nothing to fear; do not doubt for a moment the legitimacy of your sonship! You are originated in God and have already conquered the the worldly religious system because of the unveiling of Christ in you! His living presence in you is far superior to the futile anti-Christ mindsets present in the world! Mirror
Rev 3:5 "Conquerors will march in the victory parade, their names indelible in the Book of Life. I'll lead them up and present them by name to my Father and his Angels. MSG