The battle against the end time Church, as indicated in the Bible prophecies, is already raging and growing in intensity by the day because the devil knows that he has but a short time – Rev. 12:12 – “12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.”
Therefore, if there is any time to engage with our access to the realm of More than Conquerors as believers, it is now!
This is because the devil is all out to weary the saint towards making them depart from the faith but thank God we have the victory in Christ 2Thes. 2:7/1Tim.4:1-2/ Dan.7:25
2 Thes 2: 7 – “7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.”
Dan 7:25 – “25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.”
The Devil and his angels are all out with his ancient weapons of subtlety, deception, devices, and lies – 2 Cor. 11:3/2 Cor. 2:11
2 cor 11: 3 – “3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”
2 Cor 2:11 – “11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”
The whole world is fast becoming a victim of his global agelong deception traps – Rev. 12:9/Rev. 20:2-3
Rev 20: 2-3 “2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. ”
This is why, Christ today, is raising an army of More than Conquerors in the Church, that will stand up against the devil and his cruel devices and stop his murderous agenda of killing and destroying many innocent souls – Jhn. 10:10 – “10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
God is today, raising an army of ‘saviours’ from the body of Christ, thereby turning the kingdom of this world to the kingdom of our God – Obad. 21 – “21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord’s.”
God is out to send out the rod of His strength out of Zion, thereby empowering the redeemed to rule in the midst of her enemies – Psa. 119:103 – “103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!”
All of these make it necessary for believers to operate effectively in our redemptive realm of More than Conquerors.
More than Conquerors all through ages in the body of Christ, were all:
Men and women of great faith in God like the kingdom heroes listed in scriptures – Heb. 11:32-34 – “32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: 33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions. 34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.”
Men and women with an undying heart for God like Paul, Daniel, Shadrack, Meshach and Abednego – 1 Jhn. 4:16-18/ 1Cor. 2:9/Phil. 1:21/ Rom.8:35-39/Dan.6:4-5/10-23/ Dan.3:17-28
1Jhn 4: 16 – 18 – “16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.”
Phil 1 : 21 – “21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”
> Men and women that operate by light and insight from God like Joseph and Daniel Dan. 2:23-30/46 Gen. 41:15-16/ 38-44/Dan 2:23-30/46
Dan 2: 23 – 30 – “23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter. 24 Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation. 25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. 26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof? 27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king; 28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; 29 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. 30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.”
But the sure foundation for anyone to operate in the realm of More than Conqueror is salvation – 1Cor 3:12 – “12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;”
This is because, when one is born again, he becomes a child of light and so the powers of darkness cannot stand on his/her way anymore-Eph. 5:8/Eph. 6:12/John.1:5
Eph 5:8 – “8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:”
Eph 6:12 – “12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
When one is born again, he becomes the light of the world, so he can emerge as More than a Conqueror in any battle with the powers of darkness – Jhn. 8:12/ Jhn. 20:21/Mat. 5:14
John 8:12 – “12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
Jhn 20: 21 – “21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.”
At new birth, we are seated in heavenly places far above all principalities and powers. -Eph. 2:5-6/Eph. 1:20-21. This is why the devil is all out to resist our access to light from the Word and we are required to engage in spiritual warfare to destroy that siege – 2Cor. 4:4/Psa. 119:130
2Cor 4:4 – “4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”
Psa 119:130 – “130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.”
We must approach the study of the Word throughout the year 2022 with prayer, along with fasting, whenever required, for an irresistible access to the light from the glorious gospel of Christ – Psa. 119:18-19/ Isa. 58:6/8/Isa. 60:1-3
Isa 58: 6/8 – “6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? 8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy reward.”
Isa 60: 1-3 –“ Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. 2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. 3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.”
In addition, at new birth, we must also be conscious of the fact that Christ, the greater one, now lives in us and is up to any kind of challenges we may ever face in life – 1Jhn. 4:4/Jhn. 14:10/19
1 jhn 4: 4 – “4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”
Now that we are saved, God, the Father, the Son and the Holy spirit now dwell in us -1Jhn 5:7-8/Jhn 14:10/Col. 1:29/Jhn 14:15-17
1 jhn 5: 7-8 “7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.”
Col 1: 29 – “29 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.”
This truth of scriptures should make us ever conscious of our More than Conquerors realm in redemption -Jhn. 14:15-17/Psa. 114:1-2
Psa 114: 1-2 -“ When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; 2 Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.”
On the other hand, with the advent of outbreak of diverse noisome pestilences and plagues on the earth, we need the ‘More than Conqueror faith to be safe, exempted, and secure Mat. 24:7-8/ Psa. 91:3-4
Psa 91: 3-4 – “3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.”
Furthermore, to operate effectively in our redemptive realm of more than conquerors:
> We must be committed to growing our faith through reading, searching and meditating on the Word -Rom. 1:17/Rom. 10:17
Rom1:17 – “17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.”
Rom 10:17 – “17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
> We must be committed to seeking for greater light from the Word, because the dominion of light over darkness is ever instant and unquestionable -2 Cor. 3:18/Isa. 60:1-3/8
Isa 60:1-3 – “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. 2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. 3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. 8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?”
May every Winner receive grace to be a full partaker of the blessings of this highly prophetic year, our year of More than Conquerors! Amen.
Jesus is Lord!
David O. Oyedepo
FAITH TABERNACLE,
CAHAAHLAHD, OTA
