The Conquers

"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God." (Rev 2:7 ESV)

We are far too easily pleased C.S. Lewis once said and I think that is very true.  As a Christian we are to fight the good fight, not give up but endure.  It's the way of God to be a warrior, not a warrior in the sense of overcoming another, but in defeating the enemy sin.  We have been placed in the middle of enemy occupied territory and we are to fight.  We are not fighting with our own means but by grace, through faith in our Lord fighting through us.  In him we are more than conquerors, we are victorious children of the king.  We carry with us faith, salvation, truth, righteousness, truth, the gospel, and defend it with the word of God.  We stand our ground against injustice, we protect the innocent and care for the poor and needy.  We pray for and carry one another in love for the kingdom to come. 

Great is our King, great is our Lord.  There is nothing he cannot do, nothing that he does not know, and he is everywhere.  Everything is held together by his grace, every creature takes a breath because he first gave it to them and will take their last because he allows it.  It is in him we endure to the end, it is in him we don’t give up.  One day when your last breath leaves your body, you will depart this world and enter into the presence of this Lord and King.  If you are part of the kingdom, he will allow you to eat the fruit of the tree of life.  You will no longer suffer the pain of life, or taste the sting of death. No longer will you shed tears of sorrow, but only will shed tears of joy.  This is where I place my faith, this is the hope that carries me and the grace that sustains me.