Victory in Jesus
God has justified us in Christ Jesus. We are God’s chosen ones - chosen in Christ and accepted in Christ, therefore Christ would never accuse us. Justification means that Jesus loves us and we can’t do enough good deeds to earn it. It is a free gift. Many of us are not worthy to gather up the crumbs under the Lord’s table, but because Jesus surrendered His life for us we have the freedom to choose a life for Christ or a life of the world.
Justification brings us joy and peace. We are declared to be righteous in Christ. Warren Weirsbe, a noted Theologian, shares that “Our Christian experience changes from day to day, but justification never changes. We have no need to fear! We may accuse ourselves, and men and women may accuse us; but God will never take us to court and accuse us. We are not condemned by God, but are raised by the power of the Holy Spirit to face all adversity through the redeeming love of God. Jesus has already paid the penalty and we are secure in Christ Jesus.”
Be mindful however, God does not shelter us from difficulties in life because we need adversity to enhance our spiritual growth. Romans 8:28 informs us that the challenges of life are not working against us, but for us. God permits trials and tribulations so that we might use them for good and glorify God in the process. We have a tendency to pray more when faced with adversity; we seek the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to become closer to God. We are secure in Christ.
We are super conquerors through Christ Jesus and Christ gives us victory and even more victory when we seek Christ’s face. Romans 8:35 states that we should not fear life or death, things present or things to come, because Jesus Christ loves us and gives us victory. Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ.
The “Good News” is that God’s love is so great that it reaches humankind even in our sin. The form it took was the death of the beloved Son of God on the cross; the Righteous One who was sacrificed to bear our iniquities, our wrong doings. Grace is available to each of us. Let’s surrender our lives to God with grateful, trusting surrender, which is faith. Please, let’s not be our own worst enemy by destroying ourselves. Let’s live our lives to the full by surrendering our entire being to the will of God in every circumstance. If God is for us, who can be against us? It is ours if we humble ourselves, pray and seek God’s face. Greater is God in us than he that is in the world. Don’t let the world fool you! It is never too late!
God, thank you for another opportunity to know and love you!