1 John 5: 4 through 5
Verse 4, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 5Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
The world
In this posting, the believer will be presented with the reality of the victory they have obtain in the Lord. But to get to the reality of the victory the believer has obtained in the Lord. Let talk about the world and its meaning in the believer life.
When scriptures make reference to the world, it is not talking about nature and how beautiful it looks and how satisfying and comforting nature can be to life. Just going outside and admiring nature the heavens and nature, life can be so peaceful and satisfying. And this is not what the world in these scriptures means but here the world is making reference to the ways of the world. The recommended ways of the world that dwells in sin and does not want to recognize God and the true promise savior in the person of Jesus Christ and the recommended ways the lord wants the world to live. Ways when a person walks in becomes an enemy to God, misses everything the Lord has for them and also invites tremendous persecution.
This is what the world presents to humanity and a situation the believer has to learn to deal with continuously in their life.
The victory over the world represents the world challenges every person has to come to terms and overcome to ensure they live a truly fulfilled life. And these challenges are general found in three categories as indicated as follows.
First Challenge
In summary the world presents a way of living and a set of moral ways which is hostile to the ways of the Lord and is out of line with the ways of God. And which has outcomes of death and destruction in the present times and the future life to come. And this is the first challenge the world throws at every person and including the believer.
Second Challenge
The second has to deal with the level of hate that results in persecution and trials for all who abandon the ways of the world and decided to live for Christ. Those who have decided to walk the recommended path of Jesus Christ been administered through the word of God under the leadership and influence of the Holy Spirit. These individuals have to continual deal with various trials and hardship because of their stance taken in the Lord.
The third had to do with the aspiration of life and personal goals and achievement that everyone who is in this world wants to achieve. There is the aspiration to be leaders, medical professions, entrepreneurs, scientist etc. There is aspiration to build business, homes and also just find a decent work to meet daily and family needs and be a helper to those who are less disadvantage in society. This the world also presents, and every person is pursuing these goals so they can have a decent and healthy life.
There are challenges that comes with pursuing and wanting to achieve these goals as we reside in this world, and the believer has to overcome all of these challenges as it pertains to the particular ambition to have a truly fulfilled victorious life.
Today are you at crossroads, take heart because at the end of this post you will know the solution is found only in the Lord Jesus Christ.
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