"Ye are of God, little children and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world." (1 John 4:4)
When the Bible says, "Ye are of God," it does not mean you are on God's side, neither does it mean you are God's supporter. It means that you hail from God; your origin is in Him and because of this, it says you "...have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you , than he that is in the world." (1 John 4:4)
This isn't a promise, but a statement of fact. You should not be afraid of anything in this world, you have already overcome the world, Satan and his demons.
Notice, he didn't say you say you qualify by praying or working hard enough. What God is talking about here is who you are. You are not an ordinary being, you are like Jesus. 1 John 4:17 says, "...as he is, so are we in this world." Jesus was fearless. He had no snese of lack. He lived in absolute mastery and dominion over all things.
1 John 5:4 says, "For whosoever is born of God overcometh the world...", that means it makes no difference the challenges or difficulties that you face in this world; you are a victor, because you are born of God. They may say to you, "O, you are not going to come out of this one, everyone who ever faced this situation failed." That is because the don't know who you are; the reason yo have overcome all things is because you are born of God, and greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.
The devil doesn't respect you because you are very "holy" or because you pray a lot. But he recognizes who you are in Christ and when you exercise your dominion and authority on the basis of who you are in Christ, he bows. Never forget what the Word of God has transformed you into. Praise God!
Further Study:
1 Corinthians 3:16
Deuteronomy 7:7-8
2 Corinthians 5:21
Andy Agim
Christ Realities
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