Say It

John 16: 33

These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage, I have overcome the world.

Revelation 12: 11

And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony.

God awakened me early in the morning last weekend with this verse on my mind. I had been reading some material that just didn’t sit well. I had a lot of questions. People need answers and I needed answers.

What God showed me in the middle of the night is that the way we prevail over the troubles of life requires the participation of both Jesus and us. The solution to your problem is the dynamic duo, you and God. You see, when God woke me up with that scripture, He was showing me that in order for us to live the abundant life He has designed for us we must partner with Him. Jesus said that He already overcame the world, so we shouldn’t be discouraged. The question remains, though, how do we appropriate Jesus’ victory and apply it to our problems? God showed me that it is through the power of our testimony.

You see, it takes you and Jesus to defeat the devil’s schemes. Revelation 12: 11 reveals that Jesus has already done His part. His shed blood beat the devil forever. He has defeated the devil and overcome the world. “But, the devil is still out there stealing, killing and destroying,” (John 10: 10) you say. Right you are. We’ve now got to do our part. We have to use our words. Our weapon, our sustaining victory, is the word of our testimony. Ephesians 6: 14-17 lists our spiritual armor and the one weapon we have. Our one weapon is the “sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” (verse 17).

So, there is our answer, the answer to our every problem. Jesus has poured out his blood, his sacrifice forever sealing the devil’s fate. Our part of the battle is to speak the Word of God letting it be our testimony. The Word of God has an answer for whatever crisis we encounter. Yes, Jesus has defeated the devil, but you have to participate in your own solution. You must apply His victory to your life by speaking His word. Don’t only pray asking Father to fix your problem. Yes, do that, but go beyond that and do as we are instructed to do. Speak the Word of God that addresses your issue. Speak it every day and especially any time doubt assails you. Look, this is a battle. The devil isn’t going to lie down just because you say one prayer. You’ve got to let the blood of Jesus speak for you and that is done by the Word of your testimony.