The victory has been won! The battle is the Lord's! The grace and power to live out the reality of this truth are yours. We are comrades armed for victory and bound for glory! See 1 John 5:4; 1 Corinthians 15:57. We are those warriors who are empowered by the Spirit to glorify Christ. We keep our strength renewed by completely trusting in God moment by moment, waiting fearlessly and faithfully on the Lord to manifest what He has promised. And because we do, we will mount up on wings like eagles and triumph over all the power of the enemy. See 1 Samuel 17:47; Isaiah 40:31. This is the process by which God, through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge throughout the world, in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among all people. 2 Corinthians 2:14-17. Among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. We are the aroma of life to one and the aroma of death to the other. For us to have been given such significance in the eternal destiny of others is a matter of upmost seriousness. We are worthy, qualified and capable of accomplishing this! However, the decision to do or not to do this is left up to us. We CAN love all people as Christ does, in spite of what they do or don't do to or for us. And see the same results that He saw in His ministry. Or we can neglect our duty to our Father and His kingdom and see countless numbers of lives receive the death penalty for the very same SIN for which we have been forgiven! Pause and think about that for a while. Live big in Christ today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And each day that is yet to come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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