KNOW THAT YOU ARE OF GOD!
Say it aloud and let the devil hear. “I am of God, and I have overcome the world by the faith of Jesus Christ.”
1John 5:19 KJV
And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
Dear Believer,
Knowledge evinces confidence. Knowing something for sure makes you avoid certain things or commit yourself to others. For instance, if you knew for sure someone was a thief, you wouldn’t keep your things around them.
John the apostle used the phrase ‘we know,’ ‘you know,’ ‘you have known,’ and a few other variations almost thirty times in his first epistle. The confidence of the apostles of Jesus Christ was a natural result of what they knew. You can’t really know God and be afraid of anything.
John the apostle is emphasizing two things in our scripture focus of today. One, we know we are of God. Two, we know the whole world lies in wickedness.
He is contrasting us here with the force at work in the world. The entire world’s system is heavily flavored with wickedness. Yet amidst all this wickedness, we manifest the very nature of God.
John makes something abundantly clear: we aren’t a bunch of religious people struggling to be free from the world’s influence; we are a victorious force restraining the evil influence.
1John 5:4 KJV
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
So, those who are of God, or born of God, have all it takes to put the enslaving forces of this world under their feet. Our faith makes this possible. Jesus defeated the prince of this world, Satan, so he has no bite left in him.
But you have to come into this knowledge first. “We know we are of God!” Some Believers don’t see that clearly yet, as fundamental to the faith as it is. They still see a big, powerful devil having his way in their life.
Listen, Believer, you are of God. This means you are an offspring of God and that you proceeded from God. God’s nature of divine authority is in you.
Settle down with God and prayerfully meditate on this truth. Let it become the big reality of your life. This is the key to victory that you’ve been looking for. This breaks all the threats and lies of the devil directed at you.
Say it aloud and let the devil hear. “I am of God, and I have overcome the world by the faith of Jesus Christ.”
Have a victorious day.
Your friend,
Deon.
Deon Akintomide is a Pastor, author and publisher. He teaches the Word of God and ministers healing to the body and the mind. He is the founding minister of the LifeHouse Global Missions and the Pastor of The LifeHouse Kingdom Centre in Lagos. Deon is married to Tola Akintomide.
