Overcomers!

It's amazing when you experience God's word without even knowing it until you read it! "For everyone who has been born of God has overcome the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world-our faith" (1 john 5:4).

Earlier today, I knew that there were grudges among some leaders in the youth group and it was killing me. I knew we had to squash the beef, so all of us met before youth group to get everything out on the table. But there was a twist. The communion table was set up for us and we read through 1 Corinthians 11:23-25, remembering Jesus sacrifice for us. We also remembered Jesus words in John 13:34 commanding us to love one another with the same love which Jesus loved us with.

Because we believe (have faith that) Jesus is who He said He is and believe that he sacrificed Himself for us, the world and all of it’s harmful attitudes were shattered! We could not think of sitting at the communion table with the sacraments ready and hold grudges against, be angry with, or dislike a brother or sister. Our faith overcomes the world!