A Prayer about Being More than Conquerors
A Prayer about Being More than Conquerors
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. Romans 8:37
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for showing us
where our real hope lies
for victory in spiritual battle.
My praying friends and I need to remember
a few things about these verses in Romans:
First of all, being “more than a conqueror”
is about a spiritual battle,
not about a football game,
a fight with a friend,
or a political agenda.
Second, being “more than a conqueror”
is not about us conquering in our own strength—
the emphasis must be placed on THROUGH HIM…
THROUGH HIM, we conquer in the spiritual battle
that rages against
the world hostile to God’s kingdom,
the devil rebelling against God’s rule,
and or our own sinful hearts seeking to rule our lives.
THROUGH JESUS, the one who conquered evil on the cross.
Third, the way we conquer is through his love,
through arming ourselves with his forgiving, cleansing love
against any accusations the evil one
or the world,
or our own sinful hearts might throw at us—
knowing that we are “in Christ,”
and “in Christ,”
there is no condemnation,
no charge that can stand against us.
Oh Lord, take us deeper into that love
which has indeed conquered sin and death forever.
In Jesus’ victorious name. Amen.
Read Romans 8:31-38; 1 John 5:4-5; Revelation 2:7; 2:26; 3:12; 5:5; 21:7.
Elizabeth Reynolds Turnage
author, life and legacy coach, speaker
Elizabeth Reynolds Turnage is the author of Preparing for Glory: Biblical Answers to 40 Questions on Living and Dying in Hope of Heaven.
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The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. Zephaniah 3:17
Lord,
We believe; help our unbelief.
We believe you have already come into our midst
in the incarnation of Jesus Christ.
We believe you are a mighty one
who has already saved us from our sins
through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
But in the next line of this magnificent verse,
we stutter and stumble.
We think that maybe you will rejoice in us
some day in the future
when we are more holy,
that you will love us
some day in the future
when we never sin again,
that you will exult in us with loud singing
some day in the future
when we’ve finally earned our way to heaven.
But that’s not what Scripture tells us.
The gospel good news
for all who trust in Jesus
is that right this minute,
you are rejoicing over us,
right this minute
you are quieting us with your love,
right this minute
and you are exulting over us with loud singing.
You saved us.
You love us.
You delight in us.
You sing extra-loud over us,
like the five-year-old who loves to sing
at the top of his lungs
because he’s so happy.
Help us today to sit quietly
and listen for the sound
of your delight in us,
and may that delight
change the way we live and love
today and every day.
In Jesus’ saving name. Amen.
Read Zephaniah 3:14-20.
Elizabeth Reynolds Turnage
author, life and legacy coach, speaker
Elizabeth Reynolds Turnage is the author of Preparing for Glory: Biblical Answers to 40 Questions on Living and Dying in Hope of Heaven.
(affiliate link)
