Have you ever seen a sports match that was one-sided—a BLOWOUT? Recently, the Memphis Grizzlies basketball team defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 152-79. In 2007, the Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 30-3. In 1940, the Chicago Bears beat the Redskins 73-0. In 2000, Tiger Woods won the US Open by 15 strokes. And who could forget Secretariat who won the 1973 Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths!
Paul writes “in all these things, we overwhelmingly conquer!” Romans 8:37. No matter what you face, if you are a child of God, you will win—and not just win by squeaking out a victory. You will win in a BLOWOUT. You will OVERWHELMINGLY CONQUER.
Are you ill? You will conquer.
Are you dying? You will conquer.
Is your business failing? You will conquer.
Are you being sued for negligence? You will conquer.
Are you losing your house and all your assets? You will conquer.
That does not mean that everything is going to work out in this life. Innocent people suffer. Christians die. But in Christ, death has no sting, and even if you were to die in some painful way, Paul promises “the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared to the glory that will be revealed to us in the future” Romans 8:18. Sometimes you will suffer. But as a child of God, you are on the winning team.
“If God is FOR us, who can be against us? … Who can bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the One who justifies, who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised and who is seated at the right hand of the throne of God and intercedes for us. Who can separate us from the love of Christ? Affliction or anguish or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? … No, in all these things WE OVERWHELMINGLY CONQUER!” Romans 8:31-37.
Praise God! If you are His child, you will win by a blowout!
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