GOD'S GLORY WITNESSED: THE HOLY SPIRIT THE SOURCE OF IT ALL!

THE SOURCE OF IT ALL

HIS GLORY WITNESSED

“…The …[indwelling] ...HOLY SPIRIT …is the SOURCE of [your EMPOWERED obedience]… (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “…It is …God [the indwelling Holy Spirit] ... who does the work IN and THROUGH all of us who are his… (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “…The [indwelling]...HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS God’s power THROUGH [you] … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “…It is God who works in [you]… to will (to desire to obey) and to act (to actually obey) in order to fulfill his good purpose...” (Philippians 2:13 NIV). “….Apart from [Jesus, the indwelling Holy Spirit], you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).

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 The SOURCE of it ALL is God, the Holy Spirit. “…GOD “IS” SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). God EXISTS as Spirit. “…God is not human “…God is Spirit  …” (Numbers 23:19 NIV & John 4:24 KJV). “… “I AM” WHO I AM…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “….Apart from [the indwelling Holy Spirit], you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).

“…He that is joined unto the LORD is ONE SPIRIT…” (1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…Your body [becomes]... the temple of the Holy ...[Spirit]... which is in you…” (1 Corinthians 6:19 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “ …The Spirit of God dwelleth in you…” (1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…God hath said, I will dwell in them…” (2 Corinthians 6:16 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).

“…He that is joined unto the LORD is ONE SPIRIT…” (1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV). “…There ... [is] … …one … who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT). “… [The person who]… is joined (RECONCILED) unto ...[Christ Jesus]... is ONE spirit… [again with God, the Holy Spirit]” (1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV).

“…Therefore if any man (woman) be in Christ, he (she) is a NEW creature …” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “… All things are … [MADE] … NEW…” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV).  “…I will put a new spirit (BREATHE OF LIFE) in you. …” (Ezekiel 36:26 NLT). “... and man (woman) became a living soul (soul AGAIN)…” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV).  “…By the GRACE of God I am what I am…” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV).

The believer’s SPIRITUAL LIFE comes from God, the Holy Spirit, and apart from God, the Holy Spirit, they can do NOTHING spiritual. God, the Holy Spirit is the SOURCE of it all. “….Apart from [the indwelling Holy Spirit], you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).“…The …[indwelling] ...HOLY SPIRIT …is the SOURCE of [your SPIRITUAL LIFE]… (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “…It is …God [the indwelling Holy Spirit] ... who does the work IN and THROUGH all of us who are his… (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “…The [indwelling]...HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS God’s power THROUGH [you] … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “…It is God who works in [you]… to will (to desire to give God glory) and to act (to actually give HIM glory) in order to fulfill his good purpose...” (Philippians 2:13 NIV). “….Apart from [Jesus, the indwelling Holy Spirit], you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).

“…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…the Holy Spirit gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE…” (John 3:6 NLT).  “...The Spirit GIVES life...” (John 6:63 NIV). “...He is ... God (the Holy Spirit IS THE ONE) who made the world and everything in it ...He himself gives life (spiritual life) and breath (existence) to everything..” (Acts 17:24-25 NLT).“...[God’s] …Holy Spirit …is the SOURCE [of  it ALL]…” (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).

The indwelling Holy Spirit is the SOURCE of your SPIRITUAL LIFE. Anything you do, perform, or how you behave; big or small or anything you say, speak, preach, or teach; inspiring or motivational, for God’s GLORY begins with the SOURCE. “...[God’s] …Holy Spirit …is the SOURCE [of  it ALL]…” (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).

“…The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to [the sin nature]. …I don’t really understand myself, for I want to [give God glory] …but I don’t [choose to depend upon God’s indwelling  SPIRITUAL LIFE]... Instead, I do what I hate. So I am not the one doing wrong; it is [the sinful nature]… living in me that does it.  And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to [give God glory] … [which]… is right, BUT I CAN’T…Who will free me from this life that is dominated by [the sin nature which has NEVER obeyed God]?” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). 

“…The sinful nature is always hostile to God). It (the sin nature) never did obey God’s laws, and it never will…” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT).

Thus, “...Who will free me from this life that is dominated by [the hostile, disobedient sin nature]?” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). 

 “…The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).   “…Jesus Christ is IN YOU…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV).“…my helper and my savior…” (Psalms 40:17 NLT). “….Apart from [Jesus]…[you] ...CAN DO NOTHING…” (John 15:5 NIV). “….Apart from [the indwelling spiritual life],.. [you]… can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).   o

Apart, from the SOURCE, the indwelling Holy Spirit, the believer can do NOTHING spiritual.

The proclaimed believer CAN’T, on their own, produce spiritual fruit. “…The fruit of the Spirit (the righteous conduct of the Holy Spirit) is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance…” (Galatians 5:22-23 KJV). “…The Holy Spirit produces  this kind of fruit in [y]our lives….” (Galatians 5 NLT).  “…The Spirit of God dwell in you…” (Romans 8:9 KJV).

If Jesus needed the Holy Spirit and Power in order to do good works, that glorified God, so does the believer. “…God (the Holy Spirit) anointed (empowered) Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and POWER, and …he went around ... doing good and healing all  (HOW?)...because …God [the invisible holy spirit]… was with him…” (Acts 10:38 NIV).

“…The [Holy] ...Spirit  … anointed [empowered JESUS] to preach the gospel to the poor ... [empowered him] to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord…” (John 4:16-21 KJV).

“… [Jesus was EMPOWERED by the Holy Spirit and he] went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil…” (Acts 10:38-39 KJV).

 “...Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit...” (John 15:1-10 KJV). “…The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance…” (Galatians 5:22-23 KJV). "...[when you bear “much fruit” you] ...PROVE to be My disciples...” (John 15:8 NIV).

“…The …HOLY SPIRIT…is the SOURCE of [spiritual fruit]. …” (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “…The Holy Spirit produces  this kind of fruit in [y]our lives….” (Galatians 5 NLT).  

"… [The]… Father is glorified (his presence, power, and goodness is made known or WITNESSED) by this, [when]...“YOU” bear much fruit, and so PROVE to be [his]… disciples” (John 15:8).

However, “….Apart from [the indwelling Holy Spirit],.. [you]… can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).

When it comes to giving God GLORY, all the fruitfulness, WITNESSED, in the life of a believer, is ASCRIBED to the indwelling Holy Spirit and NOT to the human will or human, finite power.  o“….Apart from [the indwelling Holy Spirit],.. [you]… can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).

The AUTHENTIC ministries, services, works, or any Christian activities the believer DOES, for the GLORY of God, begins with the INTIMATE, covenant relationship with God, the Holy Spirit. “….Apart from [the indwelling Holy Spirit],.. [you]… can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).

The believer is in an ONE SPIRIT, INTIMATE, COVENANT, and PRIVILEGED relationship with God, the Holy Spirit, and it is “clearly” WITNESSED by the spiritual fruit, revealed “IN” and “THROUGH” their lives.“…The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance…” (Galatians 5:22-23 KJV). "...[when believers bear “much fruit” they] ...PROVE to be ...[god’s]... disciples...” (John 15:8 NIV).

“…Ye shall know [those in a relationship with the indwelling Holy Spirit]… by their fruits…” (Matthew 7:16 KJV). “…He (she) who ABIDES in Me and I in him, (her) he (she) bears much fruit  (much spiritual fruit)… ” (John 15:1-11 NASB). "…My Father is glorified by this, that “YOU” bear much fruit (much spiritual fruit), and so PROVE to be My disciples” (John 15:8 NIV).

 “…God ...does the work  IN AND THROUGH all of us who are his (all believers, who belong to him)… (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “...This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person...” (2 Corinthians 5:14-18 NLT). “...we are HIS PEOPLE...” (Psalms 100:3 KJV).

Thus, “…The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance…” (Galatians 5:22-23 KJV). "....The [indwelling] ...Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in [their]... lives …” (Galatians 5 NLT).

“…The...[indwelling]... Holy Spirit gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE…” (John 3:6 NLT).  

“…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).  “…The Spirit of God dwell[s]… in ...[the believer]…” (Romans 8:9 KJV). “…by the GRACE (his goodness, kindness, unmerited favor, etc.) of God I am what I am…” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV). 

“…God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son (the indwelling Holy Spirit) “INTO” [the believer’s HEART]…” (Galatians 4:6 NASB). “…The Holy Spirit gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE…” (John 3:6 NLT).“…I  will (God, the Holy Spirit will)... put a new spirit  (NEW indwelling SPIRITUAL LIFE) in you (the believer)…” (Ezekiel 36:26 NLT).

“…A man (woman) can receive nothing [like the indwelling Holy Spirit], except it BE GIVEN him (her) from heaven…” (John 3:27 KJV). “…The LORD SHALL GIVE that which is good (the indwelling Holy Spirit)…” (Psalms 85:12 KJV). “…Every good GIFT  (like the indwelling Holy Spirit) and every perfect GIFT (like the indwelling Holy Spirit) is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights…” (James 1:17 KJV).  “…What do you have (like the indwelling Holy Spirit) that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have (like the indwelling Holy Spirit) is from God, why boast as though it (the indwelling Holy Spirit) were not a gift?...” (1 Corinthians 4:7 NLT).

“…You will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit….” (Acts 2:38 NASB). “… It is … Holy Spirit who gives all these gifts and POWERS… (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).  

“…God has given [you] HIS ...[indwelling]... Spirit as PROOF that … he [dwells]…in [you]…” (1 John 4:13 NLT). “…The Spirit of God dwell[s]… in you…” (Romans 8:9 KJV). (Hebrews 1:9 NASB).

“…Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable GIFT (Jesus, the indwelling Holy Spirit)…” (2 Corinthians  9:16 KJV). “…Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable GIFT[S] (through Jesus, the indwelling Holy Spirit)…” (2 Corinthians  9:16 KJV). “ …We have this treasure (the indwelling Holy Spirit) “in” earthen vessels…” (2 Corinthians 4:6-7 KJV).  “…[People will]… know (WITNESS) that everything [you]… have (SPIRITUALLY) IS A GIFT “FROM” [God, the Holy Spirit]…” (John 17:6-9 NLT).

“…by the GRACE of God I am what I am…” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV). “…by the GRACE of God [you are]…what [you are]…” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV).

God’s Grace works for believers that are AWARE their OWN fleshly, self-efforts PROFIT nothing. “…The flesh (self-effort) profiteth nothing…” (John 6:63 KJV).

 No “man(woman) should glory” or boast that they did or do ANYTHING to obtain or sustain the blessings of salvation other than to trust in, depend upon, and cooperate with the instructions of God. “…BY GRACE have ye been saved through… FAITH; and that NOT OF YOURSELVES, it is the gift of God; NOT OF WORKS, that no man (woman) should glory…” (Ephesians 2:8-9 ASV).

Self-effort will NOT produce the BLESSINGS freely offered in God’s WORD. “…Since it is through God’s kindness …[and] not by [your] good works. For in that case, God’s GRACE (kindness, blessings, unmerited favors, etc.) would not be what it really is—free and undeserved…” (Romans 11:5 NLT). “…For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we DESERVED it (or earned it, or were worthy of it), but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his GRACE (blessings, kindnesses, unmerited favor, etc.) through Christ Jesus…” (2 Timothy 1:9 NLT).

God’s BLESSINGS are received ONLY by trust in, dependency upon, and cooperation with the indwelling Holy Spirit that DOES the WORK of faith “IN” and “THROUGH” God’s authentic people. “…The …HOLY SPIRIT …is the SOURCE of [all spiritual fruit & blessings]. …it is …God who does the work IN and THROUGH all of us who are his (his authentic people). The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS God’s power THROUGH each of us (his authentic people) … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).

TRUSTING IN, DEPENDING UPON AND FOLLOWING OR COOPERATING WITH GOD INSTRUCTIONS, IN THIS FALLEN WORLD, MEANS YOU  WILL FACE TROUBLE (trials and tribulations). “...In the world ye shall have tribulation...” (John 16:33 KJV). “... Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows..." (John 16:44 NLT). “...Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid...” (John 14:27 KJV). “...We must [go]...through much tribulation [to]...enter into the kingdom of God..” (Acts 14:22 KJV).

“...despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us...” (Romans 8:37 NLT).

BECAUSE “OVERWHELMING VICTORY IS OURS,” God’s PEOPLE NEVER GIVE UP. “…That is why we never give up ...our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!” (2 Corinthians 4:16-17 NLT).

“...but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world...” (John 16:33 KJV).

“...But take heart, because I have overcome the world..." (John 16:44 NLT).

“...Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid...” (John 14:27 KJV).

“...overwhelming victory is ours through Christ...” (Romans 8:37 NLT).

“...In the world ye shall have tribulation...” (John 16:33 KJV). “... Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows..." (John 16:44 NLT).

What trials, tribulations, and sorrows did the Hebrew boys FACE? FIRST, they trusted in God’s WORD. “...Thou shalt have no other gods before me...” (Exodus 20:1-4 KJV). “...Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth...” (Exodus 20:1-4 KJV).

SECOND, they were threatened, by the KING and his ARMY, to compromise God’s WORD. “...Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king. Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?...” (Daniel 3:13-19 KJV).

THIRD, they decided to trust in God and depend upon his WORD nonetheless. “...Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up...” (Daniel 3:13-19 KJV).

FORTH, the Hebrew Boys FACED and ENDURED being thrown into a fiery furnace WHETHER than to worship a graven image or any other god, except their OWN. “… [King] …Nebuchadnezzar ... commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace ...these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace…” (DANIEL 3). “...In the world ye shall have tribulation...” (John 16:33 KJV).

What trials, tribulations, and sorrows did Job FACE? FIRST, Job was an man who trusted in God and his WORD.“…my servant Job ... there is none like him in the earth, a perfect (mature) and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?...” (Job 2:3 KJV). “…a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth…” (Romans 12:1 & Luke 12:15 KJV).  “...  Every good thing I have comes from you...” (Psalm 16:2 NLT).

SECOND, Job experienced a tragic and horrible loss of his earthly family, earthly possessions, and his health. “One day when Job’s ….donkeys were grazing nearby …the Sabeans attacked and made off with them.…another messenger came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and …another messenger came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and …yet another messenger came and said, “Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!” (Job 1:13-20 NIV). . “…Satan….smote Job with boils from the sole of his feet unto his crown…” (Job 2:7 KJV).

THIRD, Job decided to continue to trust and depend upon God, despite his losses. Job said,  “…Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked I shall return there. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord…” Job 1:20-22 NASB). Job also said, “...though he slay me, yet will I trust in him…” (Job 13:15 KJV). “…Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God…” (Job 1:20-22 NASB).

FORTH, Job  FACED and ENDURED pain and heartache over his losses WHETHER than distrust or blame God “...Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head (OT behaviors for sadness, grief, or sorrow)…” (Job 1:20-22 NASB). “...though he slay me, yet will I trust in him…” (Job 13:15 KJV). “...In the world ye shall have tribulation...” (John 16:33 KJV).

What trials, tribulations, and sorrows did Jesus FACE? FIRST, Jesus was SENT to earth to become a RANSOM and the atoning sacrifice for mankind’s sins.^“ ...God ...sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” (1 John 4:10 KJV). “….the Son of Man came...to give his life as a ransom for many" (Matthew 20:28 NIV). “...He (Jesus) is the atoning sacrifice for our sins…” (1 John 2:2 NIV). 

SECOND, Jesus was threatened with death, by crucifixion, for truthfully proclaiming who he was and that he was SENT by God. “Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe. And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands….Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him. But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar. Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away…” (John 19:1-16 KJV).

THIRD, Jesus decided to continue to TRUST and DEPEND upon God to take CARE of his life, nonetheless. “…“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.” When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly…” (1 Peter 2:20-23 NIV).“… not my will, but thine, be done…” (Luke 22:42 KJV).

FOURTH, Jesus FACED and ENDURED the pain, disappointment, and shame of the crucifixion, whether than discontinue DOING God’s Will. “….For Christ “PLEASED” NOT himself…” (Romans 15:3 KJV).  “...he entrusted himself to him who judges justly…” (1 Peter 2:20-23 NIV).“… nonetheless, not my will, but thine, be done…” (Luke 22:42 KJV).

“…And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: Where they crucified him…” (John 19: 17-18 KJV).

“..After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith ...he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost” (John 19:28-30 KJV).

“…they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs ... one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side…” (John 19:31-37 KJV).

“…Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury ...  Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand…” (John 19:38-42 KJV).

 “… he ENTRUSTED himself to him who judges justly…” (1 Peter 2:20-23 NIV). “…Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit…” (Luke 23:46 KJV). “...In the world ye shall have tribulation...” (John 16:33 KJV).

However, “..be of good cheer; I have overcome the world...” (John 16:33 KJV).

“...take heart, because I have overcome the world..." (John 16:44 NLT).

“...Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid...” (John 14:27 KJV).

The bible says “be of good cheer,” “take heart,” and “let your heart not be trouble or afraid,” because, through CHRIST JESUS, we have ALL overcome the world.

When going through, trials and tribulations, we FACE and ENDURE fiery furnaces, great losses, and personal or costly sacrifices. Many may ASK “if” their experiences are truly victories, what would DEFEAT look like?

CHRIST JESUS’ life was a victory, but while, upon earth, it looked as if it was a defeat instead. “...When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats…” (1 Peter 2:20-23 NIV).“… [They] ... scourged him (Jesus). And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe ...and they smote him with their hands….Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him...Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away…” (John 19:1-16 KJV).

He was severely TRIED, while upon earth, and the ENEMY attempted to entice him to disobey God while in the wilderness of life.“...Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil...” (Matthew 4:1 NIV). “...he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan...” (Mark 1:13 NIV). “... Then the devil took him up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. “I will give you the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them,” the devil said, “because they are mine to give to anyone I please. I will give it all to you if you will worship me.” Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’” Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say ‘He will order his angels to protect and guard you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’” Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’” When the devil had finished tempting Jesus, he left him until the next opportunity came...” (Luke 4:5-13 NLT).“...Since he himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested...” (Hebrews 2:18 NLT).

Jesus FACED, ENDURED, and OVERCAME each test or temptation USING the Word of God as a SWORD. The POWER that kept JESUS CHRIST strong was the indwelling Holy Spirit. “…the Father that dwelleth in [Jesus], he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV).

The TESTS, TEMPTATIONS, and TRIALS God’s people FACE attempt to conquer them by taking them to the BRINK of despair. God’s WORD has the power to sustain them no matter how faint it may SEEM. “..be of good cheer...” (John 16:33 KJV). “...take heart..." (John 16:44 NLT). “...Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid...” (John 14:27 KJV).

When on the BRINK, people are FACING and ENDURING incredible sadness, sickness, loss, divorce, continuous stresses, longsuffering struggles, the routines of hard situations, dashed hopes, heartbreaking disappointments, and other ills of finite humanity that lurk in a fallen world.

Being on the BRINK may feel and “seem” like DEFEAT, but it is NOT! “..I have overcome the world...” (John 16:33 KJV).“...I have overcome the world..." (John 16:44 NLT). “...Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid...” (John 14:27 KJV).

Jesus’ victory over tests, trials, and temptations of the enemy is OUR victory too! “...The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet...” (Romans 16:20 NLT). “... Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death ...” (Hebrews 2:14 NLT).

 “...God brought you alive—right along with Christ! Think of it! All sins forgiven, the slate wiped clean, that old arrest warrant canceled and nailed to Christ’s cross. He stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross and marched them naked through the streets...” (Colossians 2:14-15 MSG).

“...He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross...” (Colossians 2:14-15 NLT).

“...every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through ... faith...(1 John 5:4 NLT). “..Every God-begotten person conquers the world’s ways. The conquering power that brings the world to its knees is ...faith. The person who wins out over the world’s ways is simply the one who believes Jesus is the Son of God...” (1 John 5:4 MSG).

“... [Jesus]...spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them ...” (Colossians 2:15 KJV).

Christ was triumphant over SATAN through his works upon the cross. “..After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith .., It is finished...” (John 19:28-30 KJV). “...He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross...” (Colossians 2:14-15 NLT).

“...We know that we are God’s children, and that the whole world lies under the power of the evil one” (1 John 5:19 RSV). “...Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin? …” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).“...The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).

“...He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross....” (Colossians 2:14-15 NLT). “...he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities....” (Colossians 2:14-15 NLT). “...He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross...” (Colossians 2:14-15 NLT).

“...the whole world lies under the power of the evil one...” (1 John 5:19 RSV). The “whole world” was held captive by the “evil one.” BUT, Jesus FREE them by overcoming the evil one’s power, over mankind, through his death. “...Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin? …” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).“...The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “…if the Son shall make you FREE, ye shall be FREE indeed.” (John 8:36 KJV).

Jesus CAME to SET mankind FREE from sin and to DEFEAT “all” POWER the evil one had over them too. “...The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil...” (1 John 3:8 KJV). “...For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil...” (1 John 3:8 NASB). “... But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil...” (1 John 3:8 NLT).

Thus, “...No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper…This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord…” (Isaiah 54:17 KJV). Tragic things can be formed (APPEAR, HAPPEN), but they won’t prosper! “….All things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose…” (Hebrews 13:5 & ROMANS 8:28 KJV). “…ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good,…” (Genesis 50:20 KJV).

God, through Jesus, defeated the ENEMY, so his people could be VICTORIOUS in LIFE. “...Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin? …” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).“...The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “…if the Son shall make you FREE, ye shall be FREE indeed.” (John 8:36 KJV).

 “...overwhelming victory is ours in christ ...” (Romans 8:37 NLT).

The ENEMY may bring FORTH TROUBLES, in this FALLEN world, but through the victory of CHRIST JESUS, his people, are promised victory over the ploys of the enemy. “... But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil...” (1 John 3:8 NLT). Therefore, “...No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper…” (Isaiah 54:17 KJV).

“...overwhelming victory is ours in christ ...” (Romans 8:37 NLT).

THE OVERWHELMING VICTORY OF THE HEBREW BOYS CAME THROUGH THEIR OBEDIENCE AND IT WAS THE CATALYST THAT “CHANGED AN ENTIRE NATION.” GOD’S GLORY (presence, power, & goodness) WAS WITNESSED! “...every child of God defeats this evil world, and ... achieve this victory through ... faith (TRUST, DEPENDENCY, & COOPERATING WITH HIS INSTRUCTIONS)...(1 John 5:4 NLT).

“…Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon” (Daniel 3 KJV).

THE OVERWHELMING VICTORY OF JOB CAME THROUGH HIS OBEDIENCE AND RESULTED IN TWO DOUBLE BLESSING; SPIRITUALLY AND MATERIALLY. GOD’S GLORY WAS WITNESSED! “...Every child of God defeats this evil world, and ... achieve this victory through ... faith (TRUST, DEPENDENCY, & COOPERATING WITH HIS INSTRUCTIONS)...(1 John 5:4 NLT).  “... Then Job replied...“I know that you can do anything, and no one can stop you (twice the respect for God’s sovereignty). I..” (Job 42:1,6 NLT).“...now I have seen you with my own eyes (twice the revelation knowledge of god)....” (Job 42:1,6 NLT). “...I take back everything I said, and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance (twice the humility)...” (Job 42:1,6 NLT).  “…Also the Lord gave Job TWICE as much as he had before. The LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning…” (Job 42:10, 12 KJV).

THE OVERWHELMING VICTORY OF JESUS CAME THROUGH HIS OBEDIENCE and made HIM the “SAVIOR” of the world. GOD’S GLORY WAS WITNESSED! “...every child of God (even the Son of God) defeats this evil world, and ... achieve this victory through ... faith (TRUST, DEPENDENCY, & COOPERATING WITH HIS INSTRUCTIONS)...(1 John 5:4 NLT). “… He became author of eternal salvation unto all them who obey him…” (Hebrew 5:7-8-9 KJV).“... his life [was made]... an offering for sin...” (Isaiah 53:10-11 NLT). “…My righteous servant (Jesus) ...[made] ... it possible for many to be counted righteous, for he [bore]... all their sins…” (Isaiah 53:11 NLT).  “… the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ .. though HE WAS [spiritually] RICH, yet for your sakes he became [spiritually] poor, that ye through his poverty might be [spiritually] RICH…” (2 Corinthians 8:9 KJV). “...Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners...” (1 Timothy 1:15 NLT).  “...he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him...” (Hebrews 7:25 NLT).

In addition,“…at ...the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE SHOULD BOW, of things in heaven and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father...” (Philippians 2:10-11 KJV).

God’s GLORY was WITNESSED through the OBEDIENCE of the HEBREW BOYS, JOB, and JESUS. “...overwhelming victory ...[WAS THEIRS] ...” (Romans 8:37 NLT).  “...Every child of God defeats this evil world, and ... achieve this victory through ... faith (TRUST, DEPENDENCY, & COOPERATING WITH HIS INSTRUCTIONS)...(1 John 5:4 NLT).

GOD’s presence, his power, and goodness was “clearly” SEEN in the way a whole nation was CHANGED to serve him, or in the way one man’s life was doubly BLESSED spiritually and materially, or in the way a WHOLE WORLD was PROVIDED with a SAVIOR that saves them from sin and eternal damnation.

YOUR OBEDIENCE IS THE CATALYST THAT BECOMES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR GOD’S GLORY TO BE WITNESSED IN “OVERWHELMING VICTORY” UPON EARTH!!

THEREFORE, “..be of good cheer; I have overcome the world...” (John 16:33 KJV).

“...take heart, because I have overcome the world..." (John 16:44 NLT).

“...Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid...” (John 14:27 KJV).

“...overwhelming victory is ours THROUGH CHRIST! ...” (Romans 8:37 NLT).

“...Every child of God defeats this evil world, and ... achieve this victory through ... faith (TRUST, DEPENDENCY, & COOPERATING WITH HIS INSTRUCTIONS)...(1 John 5:4 NLT).