More Than Conquerors

Hello,

As we begin another week of meeting life's challenges head on, I am happy to share yet another of my morning devotionals with you. It is my prayer that the content found within will inspire and empower you to be dominant and effective in your movements this week. ~ Dr. Rick Wallace


"In all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us (Romans 8:37)."

This is more than victory. This is a triumph so complete that we have not only escaped defeat and destruction, but we have destroyed our enemies and won a spoil so rich and valuable that we can thank God that the battle ever came. How can we be "more than conquerors"? We can get out of the conflict a spiritual discipline that will greatly strengthen our faith and establish our spiritual character. Temptation is necessary to settle and confirm us in the spiritual life. It is like the fire which burns in the colors of mineral painting, or like winds that cause the mighty cedars of the mountain to strike more deeply into the soil. Our spiritual conflicts are among our choicest blessings, and our great adversary is used to train us for his ultimate defeat. The ancient Phrygians had a legend that every time they conquered an enemy the victor absorbed the physical strength of his victim and added so much more to his own strength and valor. So temptation victoriously met doubles our spiritual strength and equipment. It is possible thus not only to defeat our enemy, but to capture him and make him fight in our ranks.

The prophet Isaiah speaks of flying on the shoulders of the Philistines (Isa. 11:14). These Philistines were their deadly foes, but the figure suggested that they would be enabled not only to conquer the Philistines, but to use them to carry the victors on their shoulders for further triumphs. Just as the wise sailor can use a head wind to carry him forward by tacking and taking advantage of its impelling force; so it is possible for us in our spiritual life through the victorious grace of God to turn to account the things that seem most unfriendly and unfavorable, and to be able to say continually, 'The things that were against me have happened to the furtherance of the Gospel.'"
--Life More Abundantly

"A noted scientist observing that "early voyagers fancied that the coral-building animals instinctively built up the great circles of the Atoll Islands to afford themselves protection in the inner parts," has disproved this fancy by showing that the insect builders can only live and thrive fronting the open ocean, and in the highly aerated foam of its resistless billows. So it has been commonly thought that protected ease is the most favorable condition of life, whereas all the noblest and strongest lives prove on the contrary that the endurance of hardship is the making of the men, and the factor that distinguishes between existence and vigorous vitality. Hardship makes character."
--Selected

"Now thanks be unto God Who always leads us forth to triumph with the Anointed One, and Who diffuses by us the fragrance of the knowledge of Him in every place" (2 Cor. 2:14, literal translation).

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In my morning engagements with God, it is my intent to enhance my relationship with Him, while gaining a deeper understanding of my purpose. When I think of what it means to be a member of the royal family of God, I am simply taken aback. When the Apostle Paul says that we are "more than conquerors", he is revealing an extremely powerful truth, that when fully apprehended, provides the confidence that is necessary for believers to walk completely in their God ordained purposes. 

Dr. Rick Wallace 

As the writer so expressively reveals, we are not simply victors in our battles, we are more than victors. To conquer something is to totally subdue it. This is more than simply winning; it is taking complete control -- exercising absolute dominion. Yet, Paul says that we are "more" than conquers. This goes beyond the ability of natural human perspicacity. It stretches beyond our limited ability of expression. This state of being "more than conquerors" is an absolute state in which no questions are left to linger. 

Your adversity is not meant to break or destroy you. It is allowed by God to place you in the midst of a movement of His omnipotent power. It is to provide you access to the extraordinary. It is the pressure of life's vicissitudes and struggles that provides the impetus for faith-driven elevation and fulfillment. 

Don't lose sight of what God is doing in your life, for He is working for you something that is exceedingly and abundantly beyond all that you can even imagine.

Thank you for allowing me to come into your lives for this brief moment today. May you be richly blessed. ~ Dr. Rick Wallace 

Check out some additional resources by Dr. Rick Wallace 

1. The Invisible Father: Reversing the Curse of a Fatherless Generation - Dr. Wallace examines the destructive force of absentee fatherhood in America from a biblical Perspective

2. Renewing Your Mind: The Dynamics of Christian Transformation - Dr. Wallace discusses the power of your thought process to completely transform your life

3. Elevation through Revelation - This book was written to encourage and inspire you as you travel through life.

4. When Your House is Not a Home - Dr. Wallace engages the enigmatic issues that face marriage in America -- from a biblical perspective.

5. The Power of Healing Affirmations -- This short book goes straight to the matter of how you word and thought affect healing in your life. (A must read)

Blogs

1. 100 Men of Purpose -- Encouraging and teaching men to rise up in their God ordained design

2. Master Fitness 21 -- This site focuses on believers living healthy lives spiritually and physically

3. Anointed Inspirations -- A little something to get your day going.

4. Christian Impact -- The revelations of God that reveal the call and ability of believers to impact the world around them.