1
John 4:4 “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the
one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world” (NIV).
In
KJV it quotes: “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because
greater is he (God) that is in you, than he (Satan) that is in the world.”
Song: Greater is He
Greater
is He that is in you
than he that is in the world.
Greater
is He that is in you
than he that is in the world.
Greater
. . yes greater . .
Greater . . yes greater . .
Greater
is He that is in you
than he that is in the world…
(Anonymous
writer)
I
was just inspired to quote this verse and to sing this song of overcomer. I
search the Scripture related to this verse, starting with 1 John 4:1-6 in NIV.
“Dear
friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they
are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of
God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is
from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of antichrist, which you
have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
“You,
dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in
you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world and therefore speak
from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them.
“We
are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God
does not listen to us. This is how you recognize the Spirit of truth and the
spirit of falsehood.” End of 1 John 4:1-6 NIV.
Dorothy: What
impressed me . . . simply watch out what we are thinking and what we are
saying. God is greater when He is inside
of us. Using the Word of God makes us
great. Someone said that “the war” began inside of us . . . our thoughts are open for influence so things
can come to us easily. This is where
Holy Spirit inside of us gives us a “sounding alarm” to check out the spirits
of influence that tried to lure us away from Christ.
This was the reason John, the beloved disciple mentioned, “you are of God and you
have overcome them.” John knows that there was “war” inside of us and John
simply reminded us that God is greater inside of us than the Devil who is in
this world. Amen!
God
bless you!
Dorothy
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