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?
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.
