Three Angels Broadcasting Network Devotional
More Than a Conqueror
By Yvonne Shelton | September 27
“Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” Romans 8:37
Sometimes I feel like such a loser! You see, my alarm is set each morning for 6:00 a.m. for my quiet time with the Lord—a peaceful time with no distractions that I enjoy immensely. I play music that ushers me into His presence. Sometimes I play a sermon or work on Scripture memory. But I’m not a morning person. I often cannot go to sleep at a reasonable hour, which makes rising that early a challenge, to say the least.
Why don’t I change my worship time to the evening? Because I want to give the Lord the first hours of my day. He deserves me when I’m fresh, not when I’m so tired I can’t think straight, or when the phone is ringing, or when I have some other project I need to work on.
Sometimes I get into a cycle. I go to bed too late, or I can’t sleep; then, I can’t get up as planned. On those occasions, my prayer time is usually more rushed than I’d like because I have things I need to attend to. For me, sin enters the picture when I’ve stayed up too late the night before and then chose entertainment over worship. Reading a good book or watching too much TV becomes an idol, and that’s a definite no-no!
Does the Lord love me any less because I can’t seem to get this regimen perfected? Is He disappointed in me? Have I failed Him once again? I’ve searched the Scriptures for answers to my questions and found that the Apostle Paul said, “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find.” Romans 7:18. That’s me! I want to do what’s right, but I keep messing up. And then he adds, “For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.” Romans 7:19–25.
Now, just because the flesh is present doesn’t mean I have to give in to temptation. In fact, the Bible promises victory over sin if I walk in the Spirit. But what does it mean to “walk in the Spirit?” Romans 8:5–6 says, “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.” To “walk in the Spirit” is to live in harmony with God’s plan for my life; to keep focused on the things above and not the distracting worldly pleasures. I want to please the Lord without feeling that I’m working my way into His Kingdom.
But when I fail, is God angry with me? Romans 8:1 says, “There is now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” Not only does He not condemn me, but He still loves me! I love Romans 8:34, 35, 37, which says, “Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God who also makes intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation or distress or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Yet, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”
I am more than a conqueror. This is so encouraging! Does this give me license to neglect my plan to rise early to meet the Lord? Absolutely not! What I have is the desire to please Him—but not to earn my way in but to show my love for Jesus by making Him the most important part of my day. When I fail to wake up on time, He’s still there with open arms, encouraging me to try again and not give up. I know that I’m not an outcast and that the Lord loves me.
It’s the same with you. The next time you feel like a loser or that you just don’t measure up, remember that Jesus died for you. He loves you, and He will receive you with open arms.
More Than a Conqueror
By Yvonne Shelton | September 27
“Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” Romans 8:37
Sometimes I feel like such a loser! You see, my alarm is set each morning for 6:00 a.m. for my quiet time with the Lord—a peaceful time with no distractions that I enjoy immensely. I play music that ushers me into His presence. Sometimes I play a sermon or work on Scripture memory. But I’m not a morning person. I often cannot go to sleep at a reasonable hour, which makes rising that early a challenge, to say the least.
Why don’t I change my worship time to the evening? Because I want to give the Lord the first hours of my day. He deserves me when I’m fresh, not when I’m so tired I can’t think straight, or when the phone is ringing, or when I have some other project I need to work on.
Sometimes I get into a cycle. I go to bed too late, or I can’t sleep; then, I can’t get up as planned. On those occasions, my prayer time is usually more rushed than I’d like because I have things I need to attend to. For me, sin enters the picture when I’ve stayed up too late the night before and then chose entertainment over worship. Reading a good book or watching too much TV becomes an idol, and that’s a definite no-no!
Does the Lord love me any less because I can’t seem to get this regimen perfected? Is He disappointed in me? Have I failed Him once again? I’ve searched the Scriptures for answers to my questions and found that the Apostle Paul said, “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find.” Romans 7:18. That’s me! I want to do what’s right, but I keep messing up. And then he adds, “For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.” Romans 7:19–25.
Now, just because the flesh is present doesn’t mean I have to give in to temptation. In fact, the Bible promises victory over sin if I walk in the Spirit. But what does it mean to “walk in the Spirit?” Romans 8:5–6 says, “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.” To “walk in the Spirit” is to live in harmony with God’s plan for my life; to keep focused on the things above and not the distracting worldly pleasures. I want to please the Lord without feeling that I’m working my way into His Kingdom.
But when I fail, is God angry with me? Romans 8:1 says, “There is now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” Not only does He not condemn me, but He still loves me! I love Romans 8:34, 35, 37, which says, “Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God who also makes intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation or distress or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Yet, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”
I am more than a conqueror. This is so encouraging! Does this give me license to neglect my plan to rise early to meet the Lord? Absolutely not! What I have is the desire to please Him—but not to earn my way in but to show my love for Jesus by making Him the most important part of my day. When I fail to wake up on time, He’s still there with open arms, encouraging me to try again and not give up. I know that I’m not an outcast and that the Lord loves me.
It’s the same with you. The next time you feel like a loser or that you just don’t measure up, remember that Jesus died for you. He loves you, and He will receive you with open arms.
Three Angels Broadcasting Network Devotional
More Than a Conqueror
By Yvonne Shelton | September 27
“Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” Romans 8:37
Sometimes I feel like such a loser! You see, my alarm is set each morning for 6:00 a.m. for my quiet time with the Lord—a peaceful time with no distractions that I enjoy immensely. I play music that ushers me into His presence. Sometimes I play a sermon or work on Scripture memory. But I’m not a morning person. I often cannot go to sleep at a reasonable hour, which makes rising that early a challenge, to say the least.
Why don’t I change my worship time to the evening? Because I want to give the Lord the first hours of my day. He deserves me when I’m fresh, not when I’m so tired I can’t think straight, or when the phone is ringing, or when I have some other project I need to work on.
Sometimes I get into a cycle. I go to bed too late, or I can’t sleep; then, I can’t get up as planned. On those occasions, my prayer time is usually more rushed than I’d like because I have things I need to attend to. For me, sin enters the picture when I’ve stayed up too late the night before and then chose entertainment over worship. Reading a good book or watching too much TV becomes an idol, and that’s a definite no-no!
Does the Lord love me any less because I can’t seem to get this regimen perfected? Is He disappointed in me? Have I failed Him once again? I’ve searched the Scriptures for answers to my questions and found that the Apostle Paul said, “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find.” Romans 7:18. That’s me! I want to do what’s right, but I keep messing up. And then he adds, “For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.” Romans 7:19–25.
Now, just because the flesh is present doesn’t mean I have to give in to temptation. In fact, the Bible promises victory over sin if I walk in the Spirit. But what does it mean to “walk in the Spirit?” Romans 8:5–6 says, “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.” To “walk in the Spirit” is to live in harmony with God’s plan for my life; to keep focused on the things above and not the distracting worldly pleasures. I want to please the Lord without feeling that I’m working my way into His Kingdom.
But when I fail, is God angry with me? Romans 8:1 says, “There is now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” Not only does He not condemn me, but He still loves me! I love Romans 8:34, 35, 37, which says, “Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God who also makes intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation or distress or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Yet, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”
I am more than a conqueror. This is so encouraging! Does this give me license to neglect my plan to rise early to meet the Lord? Absolutely not! What I have is the desire to please Him—but not to earn my way in but to show my love for Jesus by making Him the most important part of my day. When I fail to wake up on time, He’s still there with open arms, encouraging me to try again and not give up. I know that I’m not an outcast and that the Lord loves me.
It’s the same with you. The next time you feel like a loser or that you just don’t measure up, remember that Jesus died for you. He loves you, and He will receive you with open arms.
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