What in the world does God need to overcome? He could overwhelm anything and anyone, except that He does not violate our freedom. He then overcomes our perceptions of Him with the presence and life of Jesus; so that we might know God for who He is. He overcomes our anxieties about who we have been, who we will be, and if it is good enough with mercy and love from the cross of Jesus; so that we might know rest in Him. He also overcomes our judgment of ourselves and others with forgiveness; so that we might forgive and be forgiven.
He is truly and overcoming God, who waits for our barriers to come down; so that we might know Him, receive mercy and love, and know forgiveness.
So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]