Day 17 "You Wear The Victor's Crown"
Beautiful Surrender
Good Morning Beauties!
Victory - an act of defeating an enemy or opponent in a battle, game, or other competition. (Google Dictionary) If we walk this Earth with Christ as our Lord, we are victorious! Jesus wore the True Victor's Crown - the crown of thorns - as He died on the cross to defeat the power of sin and death once and for all. He won the battle when He rose from the grave into new life and now sits at the right hand of Father God.
How are you walking today? As a victor or victim? Sisters, we can not be both. The enemy will continue to steal, kill, and destroy - but he does not have the victory over you - he does not have power over you. Jesus told His disciples, “If you truly want to follow me, you should at once completely reject and disown your own life. And you must be willing to share my cross and experience it as your own, as you continually surrender to my ways." (Matthew 16:24) Jesus wants to lead us into a Victorious life, but He demands complete surrender.
You are stronger than you think. You are courageous and brave. Will you obey through your fear and lay down your life (ambitions, hopes, dreams) to follow Him? When you surrender, you will find Him faithful. Ephesians 3:20 puts it this way, "Never doubt God’s mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly energizes you."
Are you willing? Selah.
I Am No Victim - Kristene DiMarco
Victor’s Crown - Darlene Zchech
Love and Blessings,
Kendra
“Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.”