Overcoming Through Suffering
They overcame him [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
Revelation 12:11
Christians are aliens and strangers in the world, waging war against fleshly lusts and being slandered and persecuted. As a result, we must expect to suffer in the name of the One who endured all manner of suffering for us (1 Pet 2:11-25). The central thrust of Peter’s message is to remind us of the necessity of suffering. When in the midst of suffering we sin in thought, word, or deed by retaliating, we lose our victory and damage our testimony.
According to today’s verse, you overcome the insults, persecutions, and accusations of Satan by the blood of the Lamb, our Savior. That’s the power of God. You’re an overcomer when you don’t lose your testimony by retaliating during times of persecution, and when you don’t compromise—even to the point of death. Are you willing to stand strong in the suffering?
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 114). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
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Revelation 12:11
Christians are aliens and strangers in the world, waging war against fleshly lusts and being slandered and persecuted. As a result, we must expect to suffer in the name of the One who endured all manner of suffering for us (1 Pet 2:11-25). The central thrust of Peter’s message is to remind us of the necessity of suffering. When in the midst of suffering we sin in thought, word, or deed by retaliating, we lose our victory and damage our testimony.
According to today’s verse, you overcome the insults, persecutions, and accusations of Satan by the blood of the Lamb, our Savior. That’s the power of God. You’re an overcomer when you don’t lose your testimony by retaliating during times of persecution, and when you don’t compromise—even to the point of death. Are you willing to stand strong in the suffering?
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 114). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
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