Advent Alphabet - "V" - "Victory"

“Thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph as trophies of Christ’s victory, and through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere.” (II Corinthians 2:14) The overwhelming greatness of God’s plan of salvation began at the birth of Jesus, the most significant child ever to be born in the history of the world. This plan would be finished at His death on the cross. This plan was victorious despite all the attempts by Satan to thwart them. Through Jesus’ birth, death and resurrection He brought victory over sin, death and the grave. And when this perishable puts on the imperishable and this that was capable of dying puts on freedom from death, then shall be fulfilled the Scripture that says, Death is swallowed up and utterly vanquished forever in victory. (I Cor. 15:54) “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting? (I Cor.15:55; Hos.13:14) Now sin is the sting of death, and sin exercises its power upon the soul through the abuse of the Law. But thanks be to God, Who gives us the victory (making us conquerors) through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be immovable, always being superior in the work of the Lord, being continually aware that your labor in the Lord is not ever wasted or to no purpose. (I Corinthians 15:56-58) Jesus is ”Truth” (Jn.14:6). If you know the Truth, the Truth will set you free (Jn 14:6). And he who the Son sets free is free indeed (Jn.8:36). When we are in Christ we are free from sin and its slavery (Rom.6:18). We are assured that whoever is born of God is victorious over the world; and our faith is the victory that conquers the world (I John 5:4). Because Jesus was victorious over death, and we are in Him, we also are victorious over death; therefore we do not have to fear death (Hebrews 2:14-15). Psalm 18:29 assures us that because we share in Christ’s victory we have the strength to “run through a troop and jump over a wall.” And Philippians 4:13 also assures us the “we can do all things through Christ Who strengthens us.” Remember, “If God be for us who can be against us?” (Romans 8:28-31). There is always Victory in Jesus! Victory In Jesus Eugene M. Bartlett O victory in Jesus, my Savior, forever! He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood. He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him. He plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing flood.