Created to Overcome
Life is full of challenges. At one time or another, we have all felt overwhelmed and small as we seek to overcome the ones we face.
It is an astounding truth that Christ laid aside His divinity to identify with humanity as the Son of Man. God so loved each and every one of His kids, that He knelt down into fallen humanity, in order to restore us back to Him and to our original design. He created us to overcome!
Chosen to Overcome
Ephesians 1:4-8 (TPT) says:
4 And he chose us to be his very own, joining us to himself even before he laid the foundation of the universe! Because of his great love, he ordained us, so that we would be seen as holy in his eyes with an unstained innocence.
5–6 For it was always in his perfect plan to adopt us as his delightful children, through our union with Jesus, the Anointed One, so that his tremendous love that cascades over us would glorify his grace—for the same love he has for his Beloved One, Jesus, he has for us. And this unfolding plan brings him great pleasure!
7 Since we are now joined to Christ, we have been given the treasures of redemption by his blood—the total cancellation of our sins—all because of the cascading riches of his grace. 8 This superabundant grace is already powerfully working in us, releasing within us all forms of wisdom and practical understanding.
God chose you before the foundation of the universe.
He chose you with the original design of innocence, without spot or blemish. He chose you with the same love the Father has for the son.
His super-abounding grace that eradicated sin in the flesh (Romans 8:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21) abounds all the more to restore fallen humanity and fallen creation (Romans 8:19 – 23).
Overwhelming Hope, Astounding Glory
We have overwhelming hope right now. This hope is because of the glory already inside of us, and this glory allows us to overcome!
Living within you is the Christ who floods you with the expectation of glory! This mystery of Christ, embedded within us, becomes a heavenly treasure chest of hope filled with the riches of glory for his people, and God wants everyone to know it! (Colossians 1:27, TPT)
This glory is so sweeping that it takes Holy Spirit’s enlightening of our eyes (or imaginations) to be able to grasp it. Ephesians 1:18 says,
“I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination,[b] flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of his calling[c]—that is, the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that he finds in us, his holy ones!” (TPT)
Christ Unveiled, You Unveiled
The mystery of Christ in you, the hope of glory, is revealed as Christ is revealed.
And as Christ himself is seen for who he really is, who you really are will also be revealed, for you are now one with him in his glory! (Colossians 3:4, TPT)
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 (TPT) reiterates:
To this end he handpicked you for salvation through the gospel so that you would have the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
You are packing so much glory that you are literally magnitudes greater on the inside than you appear to be on the outside.
This is because of Christ’s doing, so you cannot undo it– regardless of how you fall short. Helping you to work that out from the inside is the job of Holy Spirit in you. (Philippians 212) And He is masterful at His job. Let Him unveil you, to you. Let Him heal your heart of all the lies you’ve believed about yourself. And above all, let Him love you!
Much love,
Catherine
