1 John 5:4 ‘For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.’
DAILY READING – 2 Peter 3; Jeremiah 45-46; Psalm 141
Seattle Slew was one of history’s greatest racehorses. However, when he was born, he was a diminutive colt no one expected much from and he looked nothing like a champion. Seattle Slew was not considered attractive rather he was so awkward that people said he looked more like a mule, than a racehorse.
However, as he began to mature, he developed a graceful front-running style with a great acceleration that led him to win many horseraces. He just kept raising the bar with every record he broke and would go on to become the most complete thoroughbred the industry has seen. Though he was bought for a bargain price of $17,500, he would end up earning more than $75 million for its owner. Today, he is considered one of the greatest racehorses of all times.
However, his winning streak was not a surprise because he came from a bloodline of champions. He was born by a winning racehorse named ‘My Charmer’, who also descended from champions. And so, though physically at first, Seattle Slew did not look like a winner, but because he came from a bloodline of champions, the winning nature in him eventually manifested.
It’s indeed a proven fact that the fastest race horses in the world, often come from generation of champions. Horse owners understand that winners don’t just randomly happen, it is in their DNA. This is why before buying a horse, they do a careful research to find out about the horse’s history and bloodline. And when a horse comes from a bloodline of winners, though it may initially appear weak, the owners are not bothered, because they are confident that inside of it is the DNA of a champion.
Revelation 12:11 says ‘And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death’
Through the Blood of Jesus we are born overcomers. And though we may not sometimes look like it on the outside, what supersedes everything else is that on the inside, we have the DNA of a champion.
When we got born again we entered into a new bloodline. Through our new spiritual bloodline, we now carry the DNA of the Almighty God and the blood of Jesus who is the ultimate winner. Also through redemption, we became connected to the bloodline of the heroes of faith who overcame great challenges and were victorious in battles. Hebrews 11 gives a list of these heroes, who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight and turned to flight the armies of the aliens.[Hebrews 11:33-38]
Coming from the bloodline of these heroes of faith indicate that there’s also victory, faith, power and dominion in us. Because we come from an ancestry of overcomers, winning is in our blood. Therefore, we are expected to be more than conquerors, to be the head and never the tail, above only and never beneath. When we indeed know who we are, we’ll start thinking like winners, talking like winners and carry ourselves as winners. Indeed through the Blood of Jesus, we have been connected to a royal bloodline of kings and priests. And being born of God, we are truly born to overcome.
1 John 5:4 says ‘For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.’
Today, it doesn’t matter what your present circumstances may look like, through faith there is no battle that is beyond you. If it was beyond you, God would not have allowed it to come your way. God knows your capacity as a winner. However, we need to continually feed on God’s Word so that the inherent winning nature within us can fully manifest. The more we feed on the Word, the more the nature of faith and victory within us will arise. You are not meant to be ever defeated in any battle, you have within you all it takes to constantly win. Feed the divine nature within you by feeding on God’s Word. Through the Word, we connect to the Blood of Jesus who is the ultimate winner and because the greater One lives in us, we are bound to always overcome.
PRAYER: Father I thank You that I have within me the Blood of Jesus who is the ultimate champion. Indeed through the blood of Jesus, I have victory, dominion and power and I am more than a conqueror over every challenge in Jesus Name.
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The tests you are going through in life today is not for your destruction, it is for your testimony. – WORDBITE 222