Triumphant
DAY 75 WRITTEN BY: TRE WIGGINS-
Colossians 2:15
He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.
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What are you afraid of? Some people hate snakes (count me in this group). Others want nothing to do with clowns (I confess I don’t understand this group). Still others are afraid of the dark. My son struggles with this fear. It’s the unknown that tends to creep him out when the lights go off. After all, there’s endless possibilities about what may be lurking in the closet when it’s time to go to sleep.
That kind of fear isn’t unusual. In fact, we often fear the unknown. We fear things we aren’t familiar with. That is why I hate snakes. I have no idea what they’re ever going to do if I’m near them. I’d rather just run in the opposite direction.
Thankfully, the things in life that deserve our fear are already known. I’m talking about spiritual realities like Satan and his demons. Being in the spiritual realm, they are unable to be seen. But we still know they exist. We also know why they exist, and that’s to try to thwart the plan of God. Ultimately, they’re unable to do that.
That’s because they’ve already been defeated. That’s one of the things Jesus accomplished on the cross. He triumphed over His spiritual enemies. He has victory over them. Thankfully, because He has victory over them, so do we. Yes, Satan is stronger, smarter, and more powerful than we are. But He is not stronger, smarter, or more powerful than Jesus. He is our foe. But He is a defeated foe. Today, we can walk in spiritual victory, knowing no weapon formed against us will prosper.
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Father, thank you securing my victory over sin, death, and Satan through Christ’s sacrificial death on the cross. Help me to remember today that the same power that rose Christ from the grave lives in me. I can walk in the new life that Jesus purchased for me on Calvary!
