ON THE WINNING SIDE

1 Cor. 15:57  But thanks be to God, Who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

1 John 5:4     For whatever is born of God overcomes the world.  And this is the victory that has                           overcome the world - our faith.

God gives us the victory - present tense.   We have been given victory over sin and death through the Lord Jesus and we have been given the measure of faith to overcome whatever the enemy throws at us. 

'He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world' reminds us that the Victorious One Jesus is actually living on the inside of us by His Holy Spirit.  Thanksgiving to God releases more and more, the victory which has already been given to us. 

Our part is to get our faith out, believe the victory we have been given and give thanks for it in advance.  Faith doesn't wait to see if something has happened before it give thanks.  It gives thanks in advance for the 'things not yet seen'.

2 Cor. 2:14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us                           diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.

Sometimes we forget (or I know I do), that wherever we go we are taking Jesus' victory with us and we are giving off that fragrance into the spirit realm.  

We've just had VJ day to celebrate victory over Japan.  But our VJ day is Victory in Jesus every day. 

So don't forget today your fragrance of Victory in Jesus.  

WE ARE ON THE WINNING SIDE, NOT THE LOSING SIDE.