Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ (I Corinthians 15:57).

The victory is yours…in all circumstances.  So claim it!  It’s your birthright.  This doesn’t mean that the Christian can never suffer defeat or experience difficult times in life.  But it does mean that Jesus is with you no matter what the situation.  The peace of victory comes in the midst of problems and in spite of them.

The strength for overcoming and gaining victory continually comes from Jesus.  The Bible does not teach that sin is completely removed from the Christian in this life, but it does teach that sin shall no longer reign over you.  So when some temptation comes upon you and you falter and give in to it, bring it to the Cross.  You may not always immediately feel the joy, but it is always available to us.  Remember, Weeping may endure for…