More Than Conquerors
Romans 8:37 ESV
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. If it is so often that we make the statement of being “more than a conqueror” without taking into account that in order to identify as such, we must be people who have been tested, tried, and or pressed.
Conquerors and/or more than conquerors are those who have seen tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril, or sword (Romans 8:35)b and have come through successfully. We sometimes want to declare victory without having gone through anything; we want a medal for running a race we didn’t start or finish.
If we are going to live a life that shows how our God makes us more than conquerors, then we need to prepare ourselves to:
1. Live with a clear understanding that there will be times of opposition. The enemy of our souls is not playing dead, and allowing us to live our full and abundant life of promise. His entire job responsibility is to kill, steal, and destroy, and he’s been at his job for a while.
If we are living with this clear understanding that opposition will come, then we need to sure up our feet and be prepared to stand fast, stand strong, just stand, armored up in Jesus Christ. We can’t be easy and open targets for the enemy; we can’t make his job easy. Ephesians 6 tells us that we must be armored in prayer at all times. If we are in constant ready-mode, communicating with the Father through the Holy Spirit, then we have a greater opportunity to receive spiritual intelligence about what is going on around us – the Holy Spirit will keep us vigilant. Most times, if we apply hindsight, we will identify the time and location when the Holy Spirit gave us a heads-up on what is ahead. We can also note the times that we overlooked it, brushed it off as the devil, or just ignored His touch. As we walk through these moments that take us to being “more than a conqueror,” let us take comfort in the fact that it is not about us. These moments are so that Jesus can be lifted high, exalted, and receive all the glory!
2. When we find ourselves at the beginning, the middle, or the end of a battle, dry season, or struggle, we must be careful to declare what we know about our conquering status, not what the enemy wants us to believe.
Culture has taught us how to skip truthful speaking when we are being pressed by life. When we are asked, “How are you doing?” most times we give a generic response. A response that doesn’t give room for additional questions. The Shunammite woman in 2 Kings 4 demonstrates for us how our words need to align with our status as a conqueror, even when the status change isn’t visible to others. This woman was given a miracle child by the Word of the Lord, through the man of God, and then the child passed away. In the midst of her emotional reconciliation as she went to visit with the prophet, her husband, and the prophet's servant asked her, “Is everything okay?” Instead of responding in defeat and despair, she responded from the place of victory and said, “IT IS WELL”. She was a great example of being more than a conqueror, even when what we speak and what is do not align with each other. We shouldn’t be afraid to speak His Word over our lives. 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 states “8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our bodies.”
3. Rest in God and trust that He will do what He says.
Romans 8:27 reminds us that as we are praying to the Father, the Holy Spirit is making intercessions on our behalf. The Spirit is reminding the Father of His perfect will toward us. This allows us to stop trying to make a plan to avoid trouble, and or redirect how things are going in areas of our lives. All we have to do is follow the Holy Spirit’s plan for our lives. Is it easy? No, it is not. Is it sometimes cloudy or unclear? Yes. Will there be moments of uncertainty, and will the flesh try to be the supreme decision-maker?, Yes. Let’s remember that we have the 4th man in the fire with us, so we can rest in Him. Rest in the fact that if the Word of God hasn’t been made manifest in our lives, then God is not done, so we can rest. Psalms 23 is another scripture that assures us to rest, “He maketh me to lie down in green pastures and leads me beside still waters. He restoreth my soul.” A beautiful picture of resting in the Lord, knowing that you are more than a conqueror. When you know how the battle ends, you behave differently in the middle of it.
Let us truly walk in the fact that we are “More than Conqueror” through Him who loves us.
- Pastor Ro
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. If it is so often that we make the statement of being “more than a conqueror” without taking into account that in order to identify as such, we must be people who have been tested, tried, and or pressed.
Conquerors and/or more than conquerors are those who have seen tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril, or sword (Romans 8:35)b and have come through successfully. We sometimes want to declare victory without having gone through anything; we want a medal for running a race we didn’t start or finish.
If we are going to live a life that shows how our God makes us more than conquerors, then we need to prepare ourselves to:
1. Live with a clear understanding that there will be times of opposition. The enemy of our souls is not playing dead, and allowing us to live our full and abundant life of promise. His entire job responsibility is to kill, steal, and destroy, and he’s been at his job for a while.
If we are living with this clear understanding that opposition will come, then we need to sure up our feet and be prepared to stand fast, stand strong, just stand, armored up in Jesus Christ. We can’t be easy and open targets for the enemy; we can’t make his job easy. Ephesians 6 tells us that we must be armored in prayer at all times. If we are in constant ready-mode, communicating with the Father through the Holy Spirit, then we have a greater opportunity to receive spiritual intelligence about what is going on around us – the Holy Spirit will keep us vigilant. Most times, if we apply hindsight, we will identify the time and location when the Holy Spirit gave us a heads-up on what is ahead. We can also note the times that we overlooked it, brushed it off as the devil, or just ignored His touch. As we walk through these moments that take us to being “more than a conqueror,” let us take comfort in the fact that it is not about us. These moments are so that Jesus can be lifted high, exalted, and receive all the glory!
2. When we find ourselves at the beginning, the middle, or the end of a battle, dry season, or struggle, we must be careful to declare what we know about our conquering status, not what the enemy wants us to believe.
Culture has taught us how to skip truthful speaking when we are being pressed by life. When we are asked, “How are you doing?” most times we give a generic response. A response that doesn’t give room for additional questions. The Shunammite woman in 2 Kings 4 demonstrates for us how our words need to align with our status as a conqueror, even when the status change isn’t visible to others. This woman was given a miracle child by the Word of the Lord, through the man of God, and then the child passed away. In the midst of her emotional reconciliation as she went to visit with the prophet, her husband, and the prophet's servant asked her, “Is everything okay?” Instead of responding in defeat and despair, she responded from the place of victory and said, “IT IS WELL”. She was a great example of being more than a conqueror, even when what we speak and what is do not align with each other. We shouldn’t be afraid to speak His Word over our lives. 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 states “8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our bodies.”
3. Rest in God and trust that He will do what He says.
Romans 8:27 reminds us that as we are praying to the Father, the Holy Spirit is making intercessions on our behalf. The Spirit is reminding the Father of His perfect will toward us. This allows us to stop trying to make a plan to avoid trouble, and or redirect how things are going in areas of our lives. All we have to do is follow the Holy Spirit’s plan for our lives. Is it easy? No, it is not. Is it sometimes cloudy or unclear? Yes. Will there be moments of uncertainty, and will the flesh try to be the supreme decision-maker?, Yes. Let’s remember that we have the 4th man in the fire with us, so we can rest in Him. Rest in the fact that if the Word of God hasn’t been made manifest in our lives, then God is not done, so we can rest. Psalms 23 is another scripture that assures us to rest, “He maketh me to lie down in green pastures and leads me beside still waters. He restoreth my soul.” A beautiful picture of resting in the Lord, knowing that you are more than a conqueror. When you know how the battle ends, you behave differently in the middle of it.
Let us truly walk in the fact that we are “More than Conqueror” through Him who loves us.
- Pastor Ro
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