Overcome

I was listening to this song by Jeremy Camp as I was driving in the car, and it made me think. Got home and looked up the background text in the Bible.

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. (Revelation 12)

We, the brethren, overcome, or overcame, by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. I'm no expert on Revelation. I'm not sure if this is a future thing or a past thing... The woman is probably symbolic of Israel and Christ, but the dragon won't stop accusing us until sometime in the future, or in eternity. Eternity is a mind-boggler in its own right. 

What if this means that there is basically nothing that we can do in this life, on this earth, to overcome our sins and problems, but they are overcome by Christ, the Lamb. And we overcome by testifying of Him. Somedays I feel so inept, inadequate, a complete failure. I am such a selfish, weak woman. I've never murdered anyone, but my sins are filthy nonetheless. I try to be a better person, but I just can't. Some days are better than others, and for that I have to give credit to God's Spirit helping me to have right reactions instead of wrong ones, doing the right things instead of wrong things.

But this song, and consequently this scripture, give me hope. My struggles are struggles, but one day they will be overcome, and the accuser will accuse me no more. Thank God.