You are from God, little children, and you have conquered them,
because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the
world. (HCSB)
John goes on to exhort us to remain in Him and keep His
commands, the greatest of these being to love, which is a reflection of God's own love
for us demonstrated by His sending His Son into the world so that we might live
through Him. (1 John 4:9 HCSB)
Praying moms, when we choose to remain in Him, we choose to
hear His voice. As Mercy Me's song so aptly puts it, we choose to hear the voice
that calls us redeemed. We choose to hear the voice that tells us, "God is
love." (1 John 4:16) We choose to have "No Fear," as a common
bumper sticker proclaims. This is our confidence because "perfect love
drives out fear." (1 John 4:18)
So, we can bring all the voices we wrestle with, the ones of
doubt and fear, along with our tears to the Throne. Just like Joseph, we can
listen to the voice that told him, "…don’t be afraid to take Mary as your
wife, because what has been conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit. She will
give birth to a son, and you are to name Him Jesus, because He will save His
people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:20-21 HCSB)
We can wake up each morning with the realization that the
One living inside of us is greater than anything we will face. We can keep
doing the "labor of love" as those who belong to Him because He has
all the strength we need to conquer. We can, through faith, conquer the world.
We can have confidence in prayer to ask God anything according to His will
knowing that He hears us. (1 John 5:4, 14-15 HCSB)
We can proclaim with joy—
The kingdom of the world has become the
kingdom
of our Lord and of His Messiah,
and He will reign forever and ever!
of our Lord and of His Messiah,
and He will reign forever and ever!
Revelation
11:15 (HCSB)
He is GREATER!
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