Overwhelmingly Victorious

Overwhelmingly victorious

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? ³⁶ As it is written:

“For your sake we face death all day long;
    we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”^[j]

³⁷ No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. Romans 8:35-37

HELPS Word-studies

5245 hypernikáō (from 5228 /hypér, "beyond" and 3528 /nikáō, "conquer") – properly, exceedingly conquer, being "more than a conqueror," i.e. "super-conqueror" who is "completely and overwhelmingly victorious" 

Think of the verse again in this way…  Who causes you trouble, who brings hardship into your life, who is it that is persecuting you, what happens when your resources are dried up, what happens when you are stripped naked and publicly shamed, how do you respond when you are being tracked down to be killed. Paul says that you will be overwhelming victorious.  Not that you will be incredibly courageous or that you will suddenly have super power to be a hero.  Paul is saying that nothing can stop you from being overwhelmed with the love of Christ.

  Take it to the worst experience that can be brought upon you and Christ still has the ability to shed his love toward you. You may not be able to point to anything positive in the physical.  It is not just having a good attitude about the experience, rather you will be comforted by Jesus presence that He will never leave you nor forsake you.  You will be able to see like Paul that these a “momentary afflictions” in light of eternity.

Father, None of us want to go through hard times.  We may even voice that we are “chicken” and good never endure that kind of suffering.  Please help us in a our frailty.  But we thank you that you love us still.  We thank you that your promises are true always.  We thank you that your love supersedes all adversity.  You love us and nothing can stop you from making that love constant, deep and real,  In Jesus Name Amen.