Victory is Mine

JAN 4 2026 Victory over Death

"We gained a victory over death, when we had nothing to do with it. We're just along for the ride. We're going to ride Jesus' coattails into Heaven. We were made to live by his side. We were made to enjoy everything he made for us. We were made to soak up the love of God like a sponge. We were made to be joined at the hip with our Creator. We were made to be his pals. We were purposely fashioned to regard God as our best buddy. We were designed to never die. We were never designed to tolerate pain. We were never designed to be able to tolerate hate. Once there wasn't any hate or pain or death. But now there is hate and pain and death, too, and this is why we need a Savior who has the answer to all the problems for which we have no solution. We didn't have to do anything about death and hate. We couldn't have if we tried. We simply hopped on board the train. Jesus purchased our ticket. We're enjoying the ride.
    We're not only unafraid to die, we're actually filled with a longing to be where Jesus reigns supreme. We want to live in a place where victory is all we know. We want to be where there is victory over pain, poverty, pride, doubt, depression, disease, frustration, fear, famine, loneliness, lack, lust, shame, sorrow, selfishness, covetousness, anxiety, and contempt. We're assured of victory, so we rest in hope knowing that nothing we face in life will ever alter our certain triumph over death. We may experience sorrow, but it is only temporary. We may know hunger, but it will not last forever. We may know defeat, but it will pass away. Whatever may come, will go. Whatever may happen, we know. Whatever this world can bring, it's nothing but a thing. We stand on the Rock which never moves. We have found the ultimate answer, the final solution. We have the always-abiding, confident assurance of never having to die. This makes everything else in life seem small and insignificant in comparison. Our victory may seem dim and far removed at times, as we are tested by the various circumstances which plague us from day to day, but we cling to our hope and thus in the end, we arrive victoriously at our destination." --excerpt from my book "Kingdom Chronicles"