2 Corinthians 2: 14 (KJV)
Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
There’s a narrative going around and it is gaining ground. The narrative is “You don’t need God to succeed”; the rich countries of this world do not have God, yet they are successful. They’ll tell you Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others are atheists, yet they are successful.
They’ll say, you do not need God to succeed; All you need to succeed is to believe in yourself, be hard working, be creative and have a skill, but that’s not enough! All of these without God is foolishness.
This is to pull people away from God. They will even tell you, look at this one, that one; he is not a Christian, he does not pay tithes and yet he’s successful.
In this generation, you must build a personal conviction; it is better to be mocked than not to have conviction. Listen to me today, we don’t live by the world’s opinion but by the opinion of the word of God. The world’s parameter of success is not the same with ours.
We have a God-factor in everything, and He causes us to triumph in everything. We are more than conquerors. We are more than victors. We are kings and priests unto our God.
I love the way The New International Version puts it …
2 Corinthians 2: 14 (NIV)
But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere.
What does this mean? It means that we are the results of Christ victory. We are the trophies of his premiership. God includes us as partners of endless triumph. We are the award of His championship. When Jesus got the victory in the death, burial and resurrection; He showcased us as the proof of his victory, that proof is the new creation, the man in Christ!
We are not just a huge part of Jesus’ victory, we are the result of His victory. When Christ stands before the Father to present the contract of the new covenant, we just showed up. Hahaha! We are his certificate. Wow! This is Big! Glory to God!
The Amplified Version gives it all …
2 Corinthians 2: 14 (AMPC)
But thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph [as trophies of Christ’s victory] and through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere,
If you know what Jesus did for the man in Christ, you will throw a party everyday. I feel like screaming, I feel like roaring, I feel like running. Dear Jesus! I am the result of your victory. I will never be defeated in my life. I have the grace advantage. My God! Glory to God!
DECLARATION
I am God’s partner in endless triumph. I am the associate of the God-kind. I am the trophy of Christ victory. I am more than a conqueror. I am God inside minded. The creator of the universe lives in me. Today is my victory day!
SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES
1 John 4: 4, 1 John 5: 4 – 5
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