Last week we learned that as part
of God's Kingdom we are more than conquerors. Jesus will give us
all the strength we need to accomplish His will here on earth. We
do not have excuses anymore, the time for excuses are long gone.
The time to stand up and be counted is now.
And the Bible tells us that Jesus
not only gives us the strength to perform His work, He has also
given us victory over our arch enemy, the devil:
"You are of God, little
children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is
greater than he who is in the world." 1 John 4:4
"But the Lord is faithful, who
will establish and guard you from the evil one." 2 Thessalonians
3:3
"Now is the judgment of this
world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. And I, if I am
lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself." John
12:31, 32
Jesus has been lifted up on the
cross and through His death He has drawn people to Himself and
obtained victory over the ruler of this world, the evil one.
Colossians 2:15 states it clearly:
"Having disarmed principalities
and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over
them."
He disarmed them and made a public
spectacle out of them, triumphing over them. And as we have
learned, we are part of His body, and He lives within us. Therefore
we have triumphed over Satan and his army too, because the Victor
lives within us. We stand from a position of victory and should
therefore live our lives from that stance. We should not be trying
to obtain the victory, but rather we should be living in the
victory.
Unfortunately not many Christians
realise this. I have had a situation at school, where Christian
parents didn't want to pray and stand up for what is right, because
they were scared of the attack that might come from the enemy. I
was amazed. How can that be? The Victor lives within us, He has
obtained victory, and when we walk hand in hand with Him then we
have nothing to fear. He will give us the strength to succeed and
the power to accomplish His will.
Do not be scared. Fear doesn't come
from God. Fear doesn't originate from Him. It comes from the enemy,
and if he can keep you in bondage to fear and scared to do
anything, he has won. Not because he has any ground to stand on,
but because you were too afraid to stand up against him in all that
you are. Do not give him the satisfaction. Go out there and do what
God has placed in your heart. God has opened all the doors for you
to walk through, do not get stuck at the opening. Step by step He
will be with you. Stand up for what is right, speak out when
something is clearly wrong and proclaim His life and power over
every situation. Do not keep quiet. Do not do nothing. Then you
have lost, and not only you, but the advancement of His Kingdom is
hindered. That is not God's plan. He has given you everything you
need to succeed.
Father, thank you that we have
victory over the enemy due to what Your Son has done. Hallelujah!
We give praise and honour to Your Name. You are our mighty God and
King. You are our Redeemer, we love You. Today we are going to go
out and make You proud of us. Amen