Saturday, May 8, 2010
The Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him (the accuser of the brethren) by the Blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the death.
The three actions of a person of faith in Jesus Christ, listed in this verse, sum up the power which each believer has to "overcome" the plots and plans of the enemy. The Blood of the Lamb of GOD is the precious Blood of Jesus shed for us and sprinkled on the Mercy Seat in Heaven by Jesus, Himself. The Blood of the Lamb is the Blood of atonement, uniting us to GOD. The word of their testimony is the bold statement that Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no man comes to the Father except through Him. The only testimony which defeats the accuser of the brethren is that Jesus is LORD.
The last part of the verse: "they loved not their lives unto the death" holds a great key for overcoming the plots and plans of the enemy. When we hold everything in life lightly, so that if we must give it up, we will not be overcome, then we are dead to things of this world. The last stronghold, which must be broken is that our life is held so lightly that we could lay it down. We must die to self, in order to be raised to newness of life.
All of life is a gift from GOD, nothing belongs to us. We are earthen vessels that the excellency and the power is of GOD and not of us.
If everything is a gift from GOD, then for all things we should be eternally thankful to GOD.
MAY EVERY DAY BE THANKSGIVING DAY FOR ALL THAT HE HAS DONE.
THERE IS WONDER WORKING POWER IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB.
The Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him (the accuser of the brethren) by the Blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the death.
The three actions of a person of faith in Jesus Christ, listed in this verse, sum up the power which each believer has to "overcome" the plots and plans of the enemy. The Blood of the Lamb of GOD is the precious Blood of Jesus shed for us and sprinkled on the Mercy Seat in Heaven by Jesus, Himself. The Blood of the Lamb is the Blood of atonement, uniting us to GOD. The word of their testimony is the bold statement that Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no man comes to the Father except through Him. The only testimony which defeats the accuser of the brethren is that Jesus is LORD.
The last part of the verse: "they loved not their lives unto the death" holds a great key for overcoming the plots and plans of the enemy. When we hold everything in life lightly, so that if we must give it up, we will not be overcome, then we are dead to things of this world. The last stronghold, which must be broken is that our life is held so lightly that we could lay it down. We must die to self, in order to be raised to newness of life.
All of life is a gift from GOD, nothing belongs to us. We are earthen vessels that the excellency and the power is of GOD and not of us.
If everything is a gift from GOD, then for all things we should be eternally thankful to GOD.
MAY EVERY DAY BE THANKSGIVING DAY FOR ALL THAT HE HAS DONE.
THERE IS WONDER WORKING POWER IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB.
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