Saturday, May 05, 2007

The One that Overcomes


This is the path less taken where the numbers are few
Like passing through the eye of a needle to get to where I need to be
You said the path would not be easy and the gate is small
Good and evil war against to become the stronger one
The one that overcomes

The words are heavy and they penetrate me still
That it is You who has come so I may live to the full
You said that I may live in You because You live
The realization of who I am comes and tries to be
The one that overcomes

Where my treasure is, it is there my heart lies
Whenever I leave You, it is then my heart sighs
You said that I may knock, seek and find
Your love that resides inside to become the force that pulls
The one that overcomes

My ransom has been paid by Your blood
Peace will come like a rushing flood
You said I would know the truth and it will set me free
I may take heart and hold to who You are
The one that overcomes

The snakes and the scorpions slither still
Wrap themselves around to try to pull me down
You say to me authority has been given
All the power of the enemy will cease as I can be
The one that overcomes

And the peace comes like a rushing flood
That all that needs to be done has been done
For now I know I have been bought by Your blood
And You are and always will be the One, the only One
The one that overcomes

Matthew 6:21, 7:7, 7:14, John 8:32, 14:19, 14:27, 16:33, Luke 10:19

I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you. "In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me." Some of his disciples said to one another, "What does he mean by saying, 'In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,' and 'Because I am going to the Father'?" They kept asking, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? We don't understand what he is saying." Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, "Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, 'In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me'? I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy. In that day you will no longer ask me anything. I tell you the truth, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. "Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father." Then Jesus' disciples said, "Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech. Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God." "You believe at last!" Jesus answered. "But a time is coming, and has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me. "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:12-33

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