The Greatest Overcomer Of Them All!
Categories: Church of Christ Bulletin ArticlesWho is not inspired by the competitor who makes a comeback after being down and seemingly out of the running! The runner who stumbles while coming off the starting blocks, but moves gradually into the lead, stirs the imagination of us all. The team that can come from behind in the last moments to win, excites us even more than the team that constantly wins by scoring big in the first part of the game.
Jesus made the most amazing comeback the world has ever seen. After being humiliated, insulted, spit upon, whipped, beaten, and nailed to a cross, His executioners claimed victory and declared Him dead. A military guard secured His tomb. How could anyone be more down and out than that?
Yet the struggle was not over; it was only the beginning. Three days later, He rose from the grave and reappeared as the victor over sin, death, and hell “” a comeback like no other in all of history.
Are we feeling out of the running today? Have we stumbled badly? Let’s think about Jesus’ suffering, ponder His resurrection, and ask Him to give us the victory. Just imagine what He has to offer us, no matter how far down we are now!
No one in history has overcome like our Lord (John 16:33; cf. 1 John 4:4). And as a result, we can triumphantly overcome as well.
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