claim the victory that Jesus won

Last night I went to bed. Fear imprisoned me. It has been years since I literally felt as if I am arguing face to face with the enemy. Last night I experienced it once again. I could do nothing but pray. I kept repeating over and over "Greater is MY GOD. Greater is HE who is in me than he who is this the world!"

Phil Wickham sings of claiming the victory that Jesus won. That verse stuck out to me when listening to that song. I looked up "greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world." It is found in I John 4:4

4 But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.

The Spirit that is in us (The Holy Spirit) is greater than the spirit or spirits of this world.

I became so frustrated with myself last night. Why was I so fearful, where was my faith? I went to a Christian highschool and we were responsible to memorize scripture every week. Romans 8 was our assignment once. Last night I fully understood the importance of memorizing scripture. It is for use in battle.

Romans 8:31-39
38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[b] neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

When Jesus was tempted in the desert, each temptation was refused by Jesus by quoting scripture. Jesus is showing us here the importance of scripture.

Luke 4:1-13
1Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, 2where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.
3The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread."

4Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone.'[a]"

5The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6And he said to him, "I will give you all their authority and splendor, for it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7So if you worship me, it will all be yours."

8Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.'[b]"

9The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down from here. 10For it is written:
" 'He will command his angels concerning you
to guard you carefully;
11they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'[c]"

12Jesus answered, "It says: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'[d]"

13When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.