The Holy Spirit this morning spoke to me in my communion time with Him of being married to the Spirit of Triumph in Christ Jesus and through that union always being in the position where we are continuously walking in the place of triumph regardless of the place we started, even if from an ash heap.

My heart was excited at the prospect of that reality because I know that in many situations in my life there have been places of victory I won that have been snatched away from me, because I was unaware of how to correctly navigate after the success and ended up losing ground.

This was a pattern that the apostle Paul went through where He had major success in a Region and then found himself being driven away from that place through the influential people who stirred up trouble against his witness and he was expelled from that region. I always wanted to know why this kept happening to Paul so I could navigate without falling into the same defeat.

Let me now share some of the things the Holy Spirit pointed out to me about marriage to the Spirit of triumph in Christ Jesus. In 2 Corinthians 2:14 we read these words written by the apostle Paul: Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.

I recall the first day that revelation became real to me because as I read and meditated on it I noticed that Paul spoke those words after he had missed an open door of opportunity in Troas where everything was perfect and the people were ready and there was no opposition to Paul sharing his message.

The people were eager to hear and receive his word, but Paul was the person not at rest and could not take advantage of this open access the Lord had given him and I was stunned because I knew how many times he had struggled to gain open access and the level of warfare he had to do just to prepare the ground and now everything was open and he capitulated and then goes on to say the Lord always leads us in triumph. So I asked the Holy Spirit how this was a triumph when he leaves not having done anything.

The Holy Spirit pointed out to me that Paul was led out in triumph into Troas, but his behavior/conduct caused him to miss out not the Spirit of triumph. Had Paul ministered to the people there would have been much triumph that was made manifest in the lives of people.

“I learned a lesson there.” “That although the Lord can open the door for us our conduct in every situation can and does determine the final outcome.”

This points to the fact that we must always be ready to take the opportunities the Lord presents. We need to be watchful, alert and girded with truth to make good every opportunity the Lord makes available. A clear portrait of the importance of our responsibility to steward the truth faithfully. The Holy Spirit went on to speak to me today on being married to the Spirit of triumph.

This speaks of being one with the Spirit of triumph and walking in total harmony and choreographed movement with Him as one entity. It also speaks of complete agreement with Triumph and not defeat in any situation no matter how it looks or appears. The end result will always be triumph.

He spoke of close continuous conversation with the Spirit of Triumph and resting on His decisions as the Carer and Responsible One for ensuring that we are not harmed or hurt in any situation. The Holy Spirit spoke of a much greater intimacy and knowing of one another which is only experienced in marriage.

Things of the ways of triumph and how it works being revealed that those outside are not privy to share in.The ultimate end being that you cannot distinguish between the Spirit of Triumph and you as you are completely One entity speaking with One clear voice that cannot be separated. This means an end to any situation or circumstance in life ending up in shame or disgrace or failure.

The fragrance of the knowledge of the glory of the Lord is always present in every place you step and walk in. Also having a share in everything that the Spirit of Triumph owns and possesses on a daily basis and access to it.

Now walking in this place of continued triumph demands attention and dedication to fellowship time, communion time and much continuous conversation with Him to get to know what the Spirit of Triumph possesses and how to make use of it in every situation in life.

Jesus never ever suffered a single defeat in His life and ministry and even when He consented to face the cross and die on our behalf the day they arrested Him as He mentioned I am the One you are looking for In John’s gospel.18 verse 6 Now when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground. The men fell under the power of the Spirit. His power was so tremendous it could still heal the servant whose ear Peter cut off even as they arrested Him.

My precious ones as you hear these words this morning embrace the grace that comes to you through them and make the quality decision to go wholly after union and marriage to the Spirit of Triumph in your life.

This will move you from the cycle of victory and defeat and then waiting and coming back to reality only to revisit the same scenario over and over again. Victory and defeat. Agree with the Spirit of Triumph in Christ and let the fragrance of the Knowledge of Him be your continued smell of beauty and radiance to a world that is dying as the Lifeline of Jesus to free and release men from bondage and oppression.

Repent fully of every time you have yielded to shame and disgrace and come short of Triumph over any situation in your life and return to the place where Triumph reigns again in your lives and the kingdom of Jesus is prevalent in all your life events. Let the fragrance of the Knowledge of Him exude through you wherever you go in bringing Triumph in all things in Jesus name. Amen.