| November
22 Thanks for Victory
There are two ways that we can look at our
spiritual life. One way is a day to day
struggle with sin where we lose some battles and
fall into temptation but resist at other times.
The other way is that the victory is already won
because Jesus has paid the penalty for our sins
and we have been forgiven.
Both of these views are accurate depending on
perspective. Our victory over sin is
totally secure because Jesus has conquered sin
and death. 1 Corinthians 15 is all about
the resurrection of Christ and what that means
to us as Christians.
So our salvation is secure and when our faith
is in Jesus nothing can take away that eternal
victory. But our daily walk is still a
struggle. We must battle temptation every
day. This is where we have more victory in
Jesus however.
Because we have been given the Holy Spirit,
we have the ability to resist sin. The
Holy Spirit helps us recall the teachings of
Jesus and prompts us when we must make decisions
between right and wrong.
In the war of sin, we are already victorious
on account of the work of Jesus. We can
also be victorious in our daily battles thanks
to the Holy Spirit and the teachings of Jesus. |
