Victory is a Gift and NOT a reward.

What is a Gift?

It is something which is Freely Given to you.

That which you earn through work is a reward.

A Gift, on the other hand, ask for no effort on your part.

It is that which is Given Gratuitously with no requirement placed upon the receiver, whereas a reward demands that someone work for it.

Victory is something which God has Prepared to Give to us.

Our Victory is Obtained Freely, not attained through self-effort.