Do you have a Nike endorsement? Sure you do! The word “victory” in 1 Cor. 15:57 derives from the Greek word “Nike.” Whenever you see the Nike symbol, think about your Christian victory and the unending Nike endorsement from God. The word “gives” also in 1 Cor. 15:57 is in the present tense and means that God “keeps on giving us” the Nike endorsement. 1 Cor. 15:57, “But thanks be to God, who gives us [continually gives us] the victory [Nike] through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

 

Your belief in the gospel, as stated beautifully in 1 Cor. 15:3-4, ensures us this habitual endorsement. Moreover, because Jesus conquered death, and passes that victory [Nike] endorsement on to us, we do not cease to serve Jesus because our eternal award awaits. Paul writes, 1 Cor. 15:58, “Therefore [means conclusion], my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”

 

Live as a victor in Christ as a recipient of the life time Nike endorsement!