To Him That Overcometh

1911

The promises are to those who overcome. Nothing that is of real value can be acquired without effort and conflict. Not without tribulation can we enter into the kingdom of knowledge, or of character, or of personal power. We cannot lay hold on eternal life without fighting the good fight of faith.

The messages to the seven churches in John's book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ are to the church universal through all ages, and every one of them closes with a great promise "to him that overcometh." The conflict is severe, the foes are many, the temptations are as subtle as they are strong; but victory is certain to all good soldiers of Jesus Christ.

He has overcome the world. We may overcome through his blood, by our witness to him, and by sharing the spirit of his sacrifice. His saints shall conquer though they die. By dying they shall conquer. Has he not said, "Whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it"?

"Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life."