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tribulation. You are in the world. You are also in Christ. In Christ,
He has overcome the world. Once again, God doesn’t give His Son
and something called “victory”.

Romans 6:8-11, “Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that
we shall also live with Him, knowing that Christ, having been raised
from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over
Him.” He is dead to sin and alive to God. I want to be dead to sin
and alive to God but He is not going to allow me to be dead to sin
and alive to God because He will not give His glory to another. He
is dead to sin and alive to God and I’m in Him. He’s dead to sin and
alive to God and you are in Him.

I can’t fly. The airplane flies. I’m in the airplane; I fly. Everything
that is in Christ is yours. Everything that is in Christ belongs to me.
He’s the Son of God. You are sons of God. He’s righteous. You
have been made the righteousness of God in Him. He’s an
overcomer. So are you; in Him. He’s elect and so are you because
you are in Christ Jesus. Everything He has belongs to you.

I hope God has taught your heart that when He died you died. When
He rose from the dead, you rose from the dead. When He ascended
into heaven, you ascended into heaven. When He sat down at the
right hand of God, you were seated with Him. You are dead and
your life is hid with Christ in God.

So, what is victory? Victory is Jesus. It’s a Person. It’s the Lord
Himself. He has overcome the world. He has overcome the world
of sinners. He’s overcome the world of all the vanity in the world.
He’s overcome all the methods that the world uses. All that is in the
world that stands between you and the will of God, He has already
overcome. There’s only one Person who has lived the Christian
life. His name is Jesus. And there is only one Person who can ever
live it again. It’s not you. It’s Jesus. That’s why He lives in you
and me; to share His victory. If you look for your own victory you
will be sadly disappointed.