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You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. 1 John 4:4
For so long, I have viewed 1 John 4:4 differently. I was not confused about who lived inside of me or who lived in the world. Surely, Jesus lives in me and the devil is in the world. And I didn’t need convincing about who was greater or powerful. It was and will always be Jesus. But I limited the power of Jesus in me. In the world, the devil caused so much chaos in the lives of people. Violence, destruction, death, and losses are all his doing. And so, every time I thought about the verse, it was in line with Jesus being able to deliver us from those things because He is greater than he who is in the world. And that is absolutely true.
But then the actions of he who lives in the world has always been centred on influencing us to sin and disobey God. I then realised that He who lives in me is not only powerful to deliver me from the evil plans of the enemy but greater and powerful enough to give me the ability to stay away from sin and have victory over it. What do I do when it seems like I just can’t resist doing something displeasing to the Lord such as lying or being angry because the situation makes it ok and the urge is so strong. I remember, that I have greater power in me to resist and overcome that sinful urge drawing me in on the outside. I hold on to that truth and lets the HolySpirit take over. The struggle to live for the Lord wholeheartedly is real and tough. It sometimes causes us to feel down because we don’t seem to be progressing. But we don’t have to fall for the enemy’s constant reminder of how weak we are because we are not. He is trying to get us to focus on how strong he is though it’s a lie. He who lives in us is much more powerful. If He has the ability to defeat the enemy surely, He is more than able to give the power to resist him. Victory is ours, let us walk in it.
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