Then Satan answered the LORD, "Does Job fear God for nothing?”But put forth Your hand now and touch all that he has; he will surely curse You to Your face." (Job 1:9,11) Satan answered the LORD and said, "Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life" However, put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face. (Job 2:4-5).

Accuser you have been thrown down! We embrace suffering with joy because we follow our Lord and love him unto death. Your mouth is shut. Our flesh is splintered with the wood of the cross. You have no more words to speak against us. You have been crushed by the God of peace beneath our feet. No more will you accuse us day and night! Jesus Christ has destroyed your works. And his government will increase. His kingdom will shatter all other kingdoms. He will rule with a rod of iron and will dash to pieces all who come against him. Where is your victory oh death? Where is your sting? Death has been swallowed up in victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. To you be all honor and praise. All dominion belongs to you oh Lord. You are from everlasting!

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Travis

MyVeryHeart,
Amen!

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died--more than that, who was raised--who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, "For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(Romans 8:31-39)

How violent will be the end of those who bruise the apple of God's eye? Ah to be of those who have alread run their race. For Your Glory Great God and King. For Your Glory.

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Paul Horton

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-2

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Travis

Thank you, LORD; for victory. Jesus'
death on the cross and HIS resurrection
from the grave assure me on victory in
this life and in the life to come. I
thank you that death no longer has any
sting in my life, and the grave has no
victory. Thanks be to you, Almighty
GOD; because you has given me the victory
in my LORD Jesus Christ.
The accuser of the brethren seeks to defeat
me; but I rejoice in the certain truth that
Jesus has already defeated him. I now have
victory over him because of the blood of
Jesus, and by the word of my testimony.
Thank you, Father; for victory over every
weakness and problem in my life. I will
stand and walk in the victory Jesus bought
for me at so great a price. Forgive me,
LORD; for the times when I have allowed
circumstances or doubts to discourage me.
Help me always to remember that faith is
the victory that overcomes the world!!

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Martin G. Smith

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth Him that begat loveth Him also that is begotten of Him.
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep His commandments.
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous.
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Who is He that overcometh the world, but He that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
This is He that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
(1 John 5:1-6)

Amen to all that's here!

CHRISTUS VICTOR!

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Ryan G.