When we come to Christ we are not entering a flower garden, rather, we are entering a place full of thorns where we need the strength of God to be able to overcome the different difficulties that come our way. This is not an easy path, but it is not an impossible one either, because our Christ has shown us that we can overcome, because He defeated the world and this is our hope: “If He overcame, we can overcome”.
Jesus, having a conversation with His disciples told them:
“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 16:33
Before saying these words, Jesus had been teaching His disciples about profound spiritual realities. He spoke of the love of the Father toward them, of the coming of the Holy Spirit, and of the temporary sorrow that would soon be transformed into eternal joy. The disciples had witnessed all the things that Jesus had endured—His confrontations with the Pharisees, His rejection by religious leaders, the hatred from the world because He proclaimed the truth. They saw firsthand how darkness resisted the Light.
What message could this give to the disciples? The central message was clear: just as the world had hated Him, it would also hate them. Just as He had suffered for proclaiming truth, so would they. They were going to be part of the same message that enraged the Pharisees and scribes, and this would bring genuine consequences into their lives: persecution, slander, suffering, imprisonment, and even death. Jesus was preparing them for the cost of discipleship, teaching them that following Him meant walking a narrow path filled with trials. And yet, in the midst of that warning, He gave them one of the most comforting declarations ever spoken: “I have overcome the world.”
This meant that no matter how great the opposition, no matter how intense the persecution, His victory was already accomplished. They would not fight for victory but fight from victory, standing upon what He had already secured. His triumph over sin, darkness, and death was the foundation of their confidence.
The apostle Paul also said something that strengthens our hearts tremendously:
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
2 Corinthians 4:17
This is exactly what Jesus was telling His disciples: that their suffering, no matter how intense, would be temporary compared to the eternal glory prepared for them. Troubles are real, yes, but they are momentary. Pain is heavy, yet it is light when placed next to the weight of eternal joy. Jesus wanted His disciples to see beyond the present trials and fix their eyes on the eternal reward.
Dear reader, our beloved Jesus was a man of flesh and blood like you and me, and yet the Scriptures reveal that He was able to overcome the world. He faced temptations, suffered rejection, endured loneliness, and walked paths of pain. He knew sorrow, betrayal, and anguish. And still, He conquered. This means that He understands our battles deeply.
In our own trials—whether they involve grief, financial struggles, broken relationships, spiritual attacks, or internal battles—we walk on a path filled with thorns. Life in Christ is beautiful, but it is not free from difficulties. Yet in every one of those circumstances, God gives us strength sufficient for each day. He sustains us when our legs tremble, lifts us when we fall, and comforts us when our hearts break.
The Christian walk is not defined by an absence of problems, but by the presence of Christ in every problem. The world may oppose us, but Christ lives within us. The enemy may attack us, but Christ defends us. Our flesh may become weak, but Christ strengthens us. And when the burdens seem overwhelming, His victory becomes our hope.
Take heart. Do not fear. The One who walks with you has already conquered everything that threatens you. Trust Him in the darkness and in the light. Trust Him when you understand and when you do not. Trust Him when the road is smooth and when it is covered with thorns. He overcame so that, through Him, you may also overcome.
Let us have faith and confidence in the only true God, and I assure you that we will be victorious Christians before the world.
4 comments on “Jesus overcame the world”
Thank you, i have been going threw some ruff times lately but I still keep my faith in my lord and saviour. I would be thankful if you keep me your prayers
Jesus is our very present help and hope for the trials and tribulations,call on Him !!!!!
AMEN.
Jesus overcame the world
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In an spiritual way, we Christians surely would overcome the world if we were people of prayer and more dependant on Jesus. He, our Master, overcame scribes, pharisees and others in this world. We can overcome wicked people if we are joined to Christ, as the “vine shoot is joined to the vine”.
Jesus overcame them by the power of his words, his miracles and his confidence in His Father, who is in Heaven: whom he always trusted, and with whom he daily had fellowship.
We, Christians in the twenty-first century, in general, as it is known, are lukewarm people—as we can see in ourselves or when we talk with others. There are fervent Christians too, but:
Have you ever seen any lukewarm Christian overcome the world? And when I say “the world”, I mean the society that we live in, which is controlled by its own Master, the Devil—and He, who truly exists, has a great power and furiously fights, like a terrible lion, against God’s people.
The answer is: no, we can’t possibly see a lukewarm Christian overcome this work. Let’s not delude ourselves. Rather, it seems as if, by the influence of the world, it is Christians that are overcome by the world.
Only if we are joined to Jesus, our Lord, as he said—in Him—we may have peace in spite of our troubles: and that’s because he has overcome the World.
Indeed, He has done it:
“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 16:33
Yes, he has overcome the World. The Lord Jesus Christ did it; and, similarly, he overcome death by dying on the Cross; so he overcame sin and the Devil also.
As a result of Christ’s victory and power, we also can resist trouble and attacks from the Devil and his angels, by God’s grace. And so we can achieve an exceeding weight of glory.
By considering and remembering we are blessed already here (in this world), and by putting our eyes in Jesus—who has done the work—, that is, having our sight set on Heaven and expecting things which are not seen, that are eternal things
(2 Corinthians 4:17-18)… we also, in that way, can make progress and overcome the world and the Devil.
May the Lord God make us people of prayer, joined to Jesus: so that his peace may be in us. Because He, indeed, has overcome the World and we can do so too, in Him