Victory

I want you to realize that there is victory in Jesus.  Jesus came to set the captive free from the clutches of the evil one and the domination of the sin that controlled each one of us.  

When we were born, we were born with a strong desire to sin which is called by some a ‘sin nature.’  As time went on we became a slave to sin and it was the driving force in our lives.  Sin became our master and we bowed down to it and became overpowered by it.  We were a slave to sin.  Think about a person that’s a slave; when a man owned a slave, the slave was compelled to do his bidding regardless of what it was.  The slave was his property bought and paid for and had no say in his or her own affairs.  

It says in Ephesians 2:1-2, “And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.”  This is talking about spiritual death, a separation from the Lord.  That is the condition of every person that has sinned which covers every one of us because the Bible says, “all have sinned and fell short of the glory of God.”  

If people continue to walk in unbelief, the result for them will be the second death.  You can make the choice to be separated from the Lord now and also for eternity by continuing to reject Him.  In verse 3 it says, “Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.”  When we choose to sin we are deserving of God’s wrath but God being rich in mercy and grace provided a way that we could be set free of sin and be in right standing with Him.

God loves us so much that He provided a way when there seemed to be no way.  In verses 4-7 it says, “But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.”

Even when we were dead in our transgressions we were made alive together with Christ, verse 8 says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith and that not of yourselves it is the gift of God not as a result of works that no one should boast.”  This is good news we are saved because of God’s plan for us and His grace, love and mercy.

We receive the victory, and we don’t even deserve it, or could we under any other circumstances, obtain it.  Don’t ever let this message get stale; it is a message of hope leading to eternal life for all who will receive it through faith.  John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”  If you haven’t heard this message, or received this message, and repented of your sin I hope that you will.  Don’t put it off, it is the most important decision you will ever make.  God bless you and have a great day.