In our final episode of this week-long series on the marks of a true Christian, today

we're looking at God's command to overcome evil with good. May God show us the pathway

to his power today and illuminate specific ways we can overcome evil with good today.

Welcome to the first of teen podcast. Our verse for today comes from Romans 12, verse 21, where Paul writes,

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

The world is filled with the destruction that sin and separation from God has caused.

All around us are signs of the enemy's hand,

working tirelessly to keep God's children from the abundant life our Father longs to give.

Even when looking at the state of the church, you see lives still impacted by either their own sin

or the sin of others. Reflect for a minute on your own life. What are your struggles?

What are the struggles you see in the lives of other believers around you? What about the world around you?

The last command God gives us in the Romans 12 passage that we've been studying this week says,

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome

evil with good. The idea of overcoming the world is a consistent concept throughout the entire

New Testament. Scripture is clear that through the death of Christ, we've been given the power and authority

to overcome the work of the enemy in our own lives and lead others to freedom.

Revelation 1211 says,

And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony,

for they loved not their lives even unto death. Conquering the enemy is our destiny as God's people. In Matthew 10,

6 through 8, Jesus says, But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel and proclaim as you go, saying the kingdom

of heaven is at hand.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons.

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