Faith — The Essence Of Christian Victory

“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, not height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39 (NASB)
Jesus is able to deliver. No outside force can add anything. All the trying, all the striving, all the enduring cannot add one thing. We overcome the world through faith in Jesus Christ. We overcome the flesh through faith in Jesus Christ. We overcome the devil through faith in Jesus Christ. “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” 1 John 5:4 (NASB)
Faith is the power that puts the devil to flight. Faith is the key that unlocks the door to victory. Faith is the essence of Christian victory. You will never be a successful, victorious, happy, fruit-bearing Christian until you recognize that God does not honor your effort to overcome, but your faith in Him to furnish victory through the power of the salvation purchased through the death and blood of Jesus Christ.