V-I-C-T-O-R-Y He Always Leads Us In Triumph
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2 Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. 15 For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
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What an awesome word from God! He always leads us in triumph in Christ! The source of victory is Jesus Christ. In the New Testament it can be said “in Christ” is a theme over and over. Those words alone are written over 85 times and put in slightly different terms numerous more times. The leading of God is always in Christ! We have been born again that we might be lead of the Holy Ghost. Jesus said the Holy Ghost would lead and guide us into all truth! God uses us the believer to diffuse the fragrance of His knowledge. Wow you smell good! If you are in Christ you are the fragrance of Christ! Our fragrance reaches to the saved and lost. God always leads… God does not leave the believer without His leading at any time; God always leads
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John 16:13 "However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. 14 "He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. 15 "All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.
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This new covenant that Jesus brings came with a plan. The working of the Spirit of truth is in every believer. This new covenant is the way to walking with intimacy with God. In the same way God loved walking in the cool of the evening with Adam and Eve, he still longs for fellowship and relationship with His Children. God has fellowship with His children through the Holy Spirit.
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John 2:27 But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him. 28 And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.
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When one is born again the Spirit of truth is set free to go to work on that believer. If there has been no transformation in your life you have not been born again. If there is no leading from the anointing of God in you, you have yet to be born again.
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1 John 2:29 If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.
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True salvation brings true transformation. Jesus is righteous and those who practices righteousness are born of God.
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Ephesians 4:22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
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If you have a new nature you begin to live from it; if you have no new nature to draw from you have never been born again. Putting on the new man is a daily activity for the believer! Romans 6 says it clearly.
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Romans 6:6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. 7 For he who has died has been freed from sin. 8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.
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Those who come to Jesus have crucified the flesh. As the 7th verse states so well, “For he who has died has been freed from sin.” That is we who have come to Christ have died to the sin nature. As this passage goes on to teach we reckon ourselves to be dead indeed to sin and alive unto God. God can not lead us if we will not put off the old man we died too. It is only when we put on the new man he can direct our paths by the leading of the Holy Spirit.
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Galatians 5:24 And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
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One who has never put to death the flesh with its passions and desires has never been born again. Those who have been born again can walk with victory over every sin because if we live in the Spirit we can walk in the Spirit.
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Romans 8:8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.
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Flesh can not please God! If the Spirit of God dwells in you, you belong to God and can please Him by walking in the Spirit
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John 3:36 "He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."
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Life is in the Son Jesus Christ! When the object of your faith become Jesus Christ and Him crucified you have found life!
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1 John 5:11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
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Anyone who teaches that life is not found exclusively through and in Jesus Christ are teaching false doctrine. The abundant life Jesus speaks of is found exclusively in Him. When you have put your faith in Him you have opened the door to be lead by the Spirit of God
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Romans 8:13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father."
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If by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. This is such an important key. Many have tried getting victory over sin by putting to death the deeds of the body by sure will power! Friend it will never work. The victory is only had by identifying with the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. You must realize when you died to sin it was only done by the Spirit of God. Obedience to God will bring His guidance. Some are trying to get direction from God and God is still waiting for them to come into obedience at the last instructions He gave. If you feel God will not give you direction in your life, examine if you were obedient to the last command you know He spoke to you. Yes we have an anointing from the Holy One; however, our disobedience in one area of our life can hinder the work of God in all areas of our life.
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Hebrews 2:1 Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. 2 For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward, 3 how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
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We must give the more earnest heed! For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God. You did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by who we cry our “Abba Father.” If you have never served God with a passion it may be you have never been born again.
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Luke 14:33 "So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.
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Wow, Jesus set the standard high. If we are to receive direction and guidance from God we must surrender all! No surrender, no salvation! Know surrender, know salvation! Jesus always leads us into triumph. We can walk in complete victory because that is the strength of the sacrifice of Jesus; if you have not forsaken all you will never know the victory Jesus has provided!
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Hebrews 12:1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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Jesus resisted sin to the shedding of His own blood so that you don’t have to shed yours. We can lay aside the weight and sin which easily ensnares us by turning to and looking upon Jesus the author and finisher of our faith! Jesus is greater than your bondage! Some have learned to live and get comfortable in their bondage and then ask why they have not yet been delivered.
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Romans 12:9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.
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Here is a key to your liberty! Get in agreement with God; hate what He hates and love what He loves. Repentance for loving what God hates is a start in the right direction. Ask God to bring your soul in line with what He has done with in your spirit. Love is with hypocrisy when we love what God hates; we need to change our mind and get in agreement with God! Love what God loves and cling to it! You must reckon yourself dead to the sin and bondage you have found yourself struggling with! It is hard to reckon yourself dead to a sin you secretly love. Don’t be fooled you have been drawn away by your own lust and entice. You are hopelessly stuck in the bondage until the point you begin to renew your mind. The strength of the sacrifice of Jesus is greater than the bondage you are held by. Put off the old man be made new in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new man which was created in true righteousness and holiness.
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1 John 4:4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
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Christ in you is your victory and if you have been made a creation in Christ Jesus you can over come by the blood of the lamb and the word of your testimony. Greater is He that is in you than he who is in the world!
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