Overcome

"But take heart! I have overcome the world."
- John 16:33

Jesus Christ spoke these words before he rose from the dead.  Before the veil was rent.  Before he endured the cross.  Before he prayed through the final test in the garden of Gethsemane.  His passion for us empowered him to prophesy His own victory over this cesspool of a world.

By that same absolute victory, we too are empowered to overcome.  Whatever it is we endure, His victory over the world doesn’t just enable us to overcome all trials.  It gives us the triumphant stance to overcome.
And that is the end game.  Living in Him as more than conquerors is why we live our lives this side of the veil.  As His own we are called, even destined, to display His victory over this present darkness.

How the overcoming manifests itself is up to His sovereignty.  It’s not about the healings.  Its not about the miracles or the prophesies.  To be sure, they are very real, tangibly relevant and gloriously testimonial to His saving power.  But truly it’s ultimately about His children walking victorious over death, disease or any kind of inglorious circumstance.