Today’s mantra is an echo chamber of victimhood. The air waves and social media is crowded with the victimhood tribes- each one lobbying to be the most victimized than the other. Even Christians have been caught up in the vortex of victimhood living.

Take a breath and step back. Allow yourself to have a bird’s eye view of history. As a follower of Christ, we have the greatest example of Christ. Taken, accused wrongfully, beaten, despised, and crucified on pretext, Jesus could have the greatest excuse to be a victim. But He was not. He was not a victim of the mob, nor of the Romans, nor of the ruling Jewish leaders, nor of Satan – but he was a conqueror- taking everything that happened to Him and wrapping it in His destiny.

I am not saying that bad things do not happen to us. Yes- we are like sheep for the slaughter. But the martyrs from times past to now, define for us the way. From being fed to the lions, crucified, beaten, mistreated, early Christians lived in perpetual victory- knowing that their victory was in the person of Christ- their motto being “In Christ, we live and move and have our being”.

So let us not subscribe to the lie of the enemy. We are not victims. Rather we are more than conquerors. We are more.. not because of the color of our skin, or our financial well being or our social influence. We are more, we are better because of His Mercy and Grace. Choose to believe the truth and not the lie because it looks good. For all of us under the banner of Christ, this is our Daniel day, this is our Esther day, this is our Elijah day. Let us choose this day who we will serve. If God be God, then serve Him. If not then serve whom you please. But there is no middle ground. How we choose will certainly define our future and our destiny.