April 5 – His Power Ensures the Victory

Hope for Today: A Daily Devotion from Reasons for Hope*Jesus

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“The one who breaks open will come up before them; they will break out, pass through the gate, and go out by it; their king will pass before them, with the LORD at their head.” Micah 2:13

“Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 [See also Hebrews 12:1-2.]

Sometimes the enemy seems to get an advantage over us, but the battle is not yet over. At last, O believer, you shall have the victory. In hard struggles remember the power of Christ, who in His resurrection broke through every obstruction. With Him, you can also break through and be more than a conqueror.

Yes, in every conflict, if your faith be firm, you can be sure of victory beforehand; for faith engages Christ’s power, and His power ensures victory. It is as impossible for your enemies to keep you always in bonds, as it was impossible that Christ could be kept in the grave by the stone, seal, and keepers. Nay, the greater their force is, the more glorious will be the victory of Christ over them. The greater their overwhelming power to our weak nature, the more certain the triumph of the Conqueror. Jesus, who once conquered for us, will conquer in us, and thus gain everlasting renown.

Devotion by Karl Heinrich von Bogatzky (1690—1774)