“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭37‬ ‭NIV‬‬

A couple of weeks ago my husband and I went to see the new Superman movie. I’ve been a fan of Superman since I was a kid watching the old black and white TV show. I watched Christopher Reeves as Superman in the 80’s. This ought to date me… Ha!

One thing struck me as I watched the movie. Different actors, different time period, BUT same basic theme. Things will get really bad. Superman will have an encounter with Kryptonite and ALMOST be destroyed, then he will be who he has been all along… Super! He will overcome. He will save the day.

As I was reading the verse above, the phrase “more than conquerors” stuck out to me. So I did a little exploring on Bible Hub. This phrase in the Greek is “hypernikomen” or “hyper” conqueror. Hyper means “over and beyond. Excess.” (Websters 1828 What came to my mind is the definition of “super” is exactly the same. You and I are “super conquerors” through Jesus who loves us!

What does this mean? Before you invest in a blue stretchy suit and a red pair of underwear to go over it. Let me explain. We, much like the fictional hero Superman, will encounter hardship. BUT ours is REAL LIFE… Paul described the hardships of our world as the possibility of famine, nakedness, danger and sword… BUT this is not going to be our defeated end. Through Jesus we will always overcome!

“If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31) This is the reality of a believers life! This is because “NOTHING can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

As a believer in Jesus, we are His! He has conquered the greatest of all enemies — death, hell and the grave. His victory has become ours! Our circumstances here on earth may seem very dire and may overwhelm us, but they are not the final say over our lives. No matter what we encounter, we are loved by the God who spoke the planets into being. He has set His affection on us, “and we know that for those who love God all things work together for the good…” (Romans 8:28)

Ok, maybe it wouldn’t hurt to get a T-shirt with a Superman “S” on it and start to wear it. But if we do, may it be a reminder, not that we derive some kind of superpowers from a fictional planet that our parents sent us to earth from. We are much more than that! We are “Super Conquerors” through Jesus, the God of the universe and beyond! He holds ALL power in His hand. No matter what we go through His love for us never changes. He is at work, and we can be confident that our end will be victorious in Him!