One of the traps I’ve fallen into more times than I can count is believing I need to fight my way to victory. If I just worked harder, prayed longer, or tried to be a better man, maybe then I’d finally “win” at this Christian life. But the more I’ve wrestled with that idea, the more I’ve realized I’ve been starting from the wrong place.
The truth is, in Christ, we don’t fight for victory. We live from victory. The battle has already been won. The cross and the empty tomb settled it once and for all. Our part isn’t to conquer, but to walk in what Jesus has already accomplished.
Paul puts it this way: “But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” – 1 Corinthians 15:57.
Notice the tense – He gives us the victory. Not someday, maybe, if we try hard enough. It’s already ours in Christ.
That changes everything. When I’m tempted to measure myself by my failures, I remember Jesus has already overcome. When I feel like the climb is too steep, I remember I’m not climbing to prove myself – I’m climbing in the strength of the One who has already gone before me.
“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33
Living from victory doesn’t mean life is suddenly easy. The climb is still real, the struggles still happen. But it means I’m not fighting alone, and I’m not fighting unsure of the outcome. The victory is secure. My role is to trust, obey, and keep walking in that truth. So today, let’s stop striving to earn what has already been given. Let’s stop chasing victory like it’s something just out of reach. In Jesus, it’s already ours. And when we start living like that’s true, every step of the climb becomes lighter, every valley feels less dark, and every mountaintop becomes a place of gratitude instead of pride.
Dadvotionals 