King Herod heard wisemen had entered his Kingdom and he asked why they had come. When they told him they were following a star that would lead them to a King born in Bethlehem. King Herod killed all the babies in Bethlehem so his position would be safe. GOD overcame events by warning the baby King’s earthly parents and baby JESUS was taken to Egypt, where He lived until King Herod was overcome by events and met an untimely death.
After JESUS was baptized, He was led into the wilderness where He fasted for 40 days. Satan tried to take advantage of His weakened condition by tempting him to make bread, make GOD protect Him and an offer of world power. JESUS overcame events and resisted Satan’s attacks with the power of the WORD. Satan retreated and angels ministered to JESUS.
After the Jewish religious leaders conspired with Judas to betray JESUS, they sought to find fault and kill Him. Having failed in their attempt, they took JESUS to their Roman oppressors to be crucified under false charges. Their plan to end His influence by death was overcome by JESUS when He rose from the dead after three days. JESUS paid the price so the lost can be saved but the blind religious leaders were overcome by events and hung on to their sin.
My family fell apart when I was growing up and my future looked bleak as I was shuffled from one Foster Home to another. I was destined to become another statistic of our troubled world as the thief sought to steal, kill, and destroy my life and future. My tragic destiny was overcome by JESUS when I accepted Him as my SAVIOR. Bible believing Churches welcomed my brothers and I everywhere we lived and “trained us up int the way we should go” (Prov 22:6). Some of my brothers and I were placed in Christian homes where our training continued. Seeds of faith kept growing while I was in the military and especially after I got married. My wife accepted the LORD, and we trained up our own child and our grandchildren are being trained up now! We have more overcoming to do, but our future looks great!
A young man was considering ending his own life after losing his wife and job. Then he encountered JESUS who overcame his downward spiral, and his heart and life were changed. He renewed his mind in GOD’s WORD and walked in the power of the HOLY SPIRIT. GOD blessed him with a new wife and family who help him grow and mature. The thief tried to overcome him again when he fell out of a tree and was told he would never walk again, but that plan was overcome by JESUS stripes (Isa 53:5) and his healing became a testimony of GOD’s power! Now that man who once considered ending his life is the Pastor of Heritage Christian Ministries, a Church and Christian school which GOD entrusted to him and his wife.
How about you? JESUS told us “In this life you will have trouble, but I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). You must decide whether you want to be overcome by events or have GOD’s overcoming power working in you? There is only one way! Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6 KJV).
Wayne Lance (2022) – That’s Good News to Share!