Five Things You Need to be an OVERCOMER!

There are so many challenges in life.   For many people they go out of the fire into the frying pan, and then between a rock and a hard place and than back to the fire again!  Many people in this life just go from one trial to another without much break in between.  There are five areas of life that we emphasize, health, emotional, spiritual, financial and relational.    And there are so many people in the USA today that is messed up in all five areas.   Going through trials and problems no matter which way they turn.  There are 5 things you need to overcome in this life.  Cleave to these 5 things and you WILL overcome.

Revelation 12:11 is one of the most powerful verses in the Bible.   And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto death.  In this verse of Scripture we see the first three things we need to overcome in this life.

1.  The Blood of the Lamb  -  We hear a lot of teaching on faith today, but faith alone cannot bring you to a place of overcoming in this life.   This is why many people are speaking positive, quoting Scriptures, and trying to walk in faith but not seeing results.   It is the blood of Jesus that makes our prayers and efforts acceptable to God, and without his blood all our efforts to please God is useless.  First we overcome the enemy by the blood of the lamb.   If people could see how often demonic interference messes up their life and spoils their plans, hopes and dreams they would run to Jesus!   We need the blood of the lamb to make us right with God, but also to overcome the enemy who seeks to steal, kill and destroy.

Hebrews 13:12   Therefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered outside the gate.

2.   Faith -The Second part of that verse says, and by the word of their testimony.    I ask you, what WORD are you speaking today?   Does your lips ring with the testimony of Jesus?  Are the words of your mouth glorifying the problems, or glorifying the KING OF KINGS.   You may think how can I glorify Jesus when I have so many problems.   Well, that is what FAITH is.   IF you only glorify God AFTER he comes through for you, that isn't FAITH, that is PRAISE.   Faith is when you talk about his goodness before HE answers your prayer.    You have FAITH that HE will do what HE  PROMISED HE would do, so by FAITH you lift HIM up and glorify HIS name.

1 John 5:4 For whoever is born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.

3.   Standing Firm  The third part of that verse says, and they loved not their lives even unto the death.  Wow.  That is standing firm.   As long as you are walking by the blood one day, and living like you never knew Jesus the next, you are not going to overcome the world.   As long as you walk in faith one day, and talk and live like a sailer the next you are not going to  overcome the world.  What do you have to do?  You have to continue walking with God, doing the will of God, living the word of God until your deliverance comes.  How determined do you have to be to walk with God and overcome this world?   You have to be determined enough to walk with God all the way to the death.  
Hebrew 6:13 Therefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

4.  Being Good  Romans 12:21   Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
No matter how much you plead the blood of Jesus, or speak the words of faith, or stand your ground in God if you are not good eventually you will be overcome by the evil of this world.    If you are not good to your spouse eventually they will leave you.   If you are not good to your body, eventually you are going to get a lot of sickness.   If you do not fight the good fight of the faith, eventually you will be overtaken by darkness.   If you do not do what is right and good with your money, poverty will soon overtake your life.     Often people try to 'be good' without completely turning their lives over to the will of God.   I am telling you today that there is NO ONE good except for God, and you will NOT be GOOD unless Jesus Christ is living in you and you have fully surrendered your life to him.  The Apostle Peter said to make every effort to add to our faith goodness.   There are those today that say the blood is all you need to overcome, but the blood of Jesus is not going to stop you from landing in jail if you break the law.   If you want to have a more drama free life, learn to add goodness to your faith!

2 Peter 1:5  For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;

5.  Jesus In You  -  1 John 4:4  You are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.   The answer is always the same,  Christ in you the HOPE of glory!    Do you have to overcome past mistakes?   The BLOOD IS GREATER, you can overcome them by the blood of the lamb, that washes our sins away!   Do you have to overcome issues that leave you broke, sick, or oppressed?   OUR FAITH in GOD is GREATER!  Faith can move any mountain!     Is this world pushing and shoving on you and trying to blow you every which direction?   WHEN you STAND on the ROCK of AGES, your strength is GREATER.  Nothing can move you off that ROCK if you plant your feet and refuse to budge!     Is this world DARK?  Jesus is the LIGHT!   Is this World bad?   God is the answer!   You can be good and shine as a beacon in a world that is dark and cold because our God is greater!     It is Christ in YOU the Hope of GLORY!