MORE THAN CONQUERORS
Memorise: For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that, through he was rich,
yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his
poverty might be rich. 2nd Corinthians 8:9
Read: Isaiah 53:1-5, 53 Who hath believed our report? and to
whom is the arm of the Lord
revealed?
revealed?
2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as
a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall
see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and
acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was
despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows:
yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised
for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his
stripes we are healed.
Bible in one year: 2nd Kings 3:1-4:37, Proverbs 21:1-15
MESSAGE
Sometime ago, someone gave an illustration to explain the
term “more than conquerors”. He said it could mean that you are greater than
the conqueror. He cited the case of a boxer who goes into the ring, fights and
defeats his opponents, receives the prize and returns home ton handover the
prize to his wife.
According to this
fellow, the wife is the one who is more than a conqueror. Her husband is a
conqueror because he endured some beating and bruises, but the wife did not
suffer anything yet the prize was given to her on a platter of gold. In the
same way, Jesus Christ our Bridegroom engaged the devil in a big fight. He was
beaten, wounded, spat upon, defamed, disgraced, crucified and murdered. He won
the battle through the power of resurrection and thereafter handed over the
prize to us. Isaiah 53:4-5 says:
“Surely he hath borne our griefs, And carried our sorrows:
Yet we did esteem him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was
wounded for our transgressions; He was bruised for our iniquities: The
chastisement of our peace was upon him; And with his stripes we are healed.”
Being more than conquerors could also connote someone that
has scored multiple victories from several battles or wars. There are several
enemies that accost us in the battles of life. One of such enemies is the
generational curse, this is a curse pronounced on someone’s family even before
his birth and it keeps affecting descendants of that family. For instance, in
Genesis 49:1-4, Jacob pronounced a curse on Reuben saying he will never excel,
and this affected his lineage for several years after. Some people are still
suffering from a similar curse. In spite of all their talents, natural
endowments and qualifications, they never get to the top. It is not because
they are not making enough effort; in real terms, they are making more than
enough effort, yet certain forces, in response to earlier curses, frustrate
them or make it impossible for them to move to higher levels. Generational
curses must not be allowed in your life. In the Name that is above every other
name, any generational curse operating in your life shall come to nothing. The
family of Eli that should have produced priest forever became beggars through a
divine curse (1st Samuel 2:30-34). Gehazi, together with his generation, was
also cursed with leprosy (2nd Kings 5:20-27). Are you seeing signs of
generational curses in your life? Ask God to destroy them today. Also find out
if there is anything you are doing to make such a curse effective in your life.
“As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day
long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we
are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
“More than conquerors” is a status bestowed on humanity
through the love of God the Father, the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus the Son,
and the magnificent work of the Holy Spirit. It is assessable to all human
beings who will freely accept Jesus as their Lord and personal Saviour.
Prayer Point
Father, make me victorious over every negative circumstance
of life in the Name of Jesus.
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