Fighting from Victory

You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.

Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation—but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. - Romans 8:9-15

In the year of Sabbath, it does not mean that we need not battle against sin anymore. It also doesn't mean that we will not have to struggle or contend against the challenging enticing values of this world. Neither does it mean that we can sit back, relax and expect God to fight every single battle for us. In fact, it does not mean that we put whatever we have learnt from Year of Victory aside and just "nuah" through the whole of this year.

However, just the opposite may be true! Some of us may find this year more challenging and tougher to go through. Seemingly, more challenges may arise in our families, schools or in our walk with God. That's when we must stand up and fight! Sabbath doesn't not mean we don't need to fight!

But from what position are we fighting from? Does a soldier fight a battle lying in his bed and wielding his sword? Or holding a beer bottle in his hand, getting drunk and trying to defeat the enemy? NO! Those positions of defeat. As Christians, we ALWAYS fight from the position of VICTORY!

Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.

In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace. - Romans 6:8-13

Jesus died for us so that we may have life and victory in our walk on earth. Jesus did not die in vain, so why in the world are we walking around daily feeling so defeated, moaning and groaning that we struggle against sin and strongholds?

Sons, let's "drill" it into our minds that we have the victory in God! Yes, we will still struggle with temptation and the devil will throw all sorts of nonsense at us. But we are victors in Christ! We do not need to give in to sin or have to "beg" the devil to go away.

So the next time you face a particular challenge, struggle or uphill task... don't let the moan-groan game come in. Start by praying and declaring your positional truth in Christ! Declare that you will choose to stand firm in Christ and God has given you the victory over that particular struggle!

Now that's what I call - "Aggressive Assertation of HIS Control"