Sweet Victory

2 Timothy 2:21

If you keep yourself pure, you will be a utensil God can

use for His purpose.  Your life will be clean, and you will

be ready for the Master to use you for every good work. (NLT)

     The sacrificial death of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ, was the final and complete atonement for mankind’s rebellion against the LORD.  We are now able to come into the very Presence of God to confess our sins, because the barrier between God and man has been removed.   And He not only forgives us anytime we come to Him, but He also remembers them no more.  We become a new creation, for the old life of sin is nailed to the Cross of Christ, and our lives are set free from the power of sin and the fear of death—we are able to be in a personal relationship with Him.  And when these earthly bodies give up the breath of life, God will raise them from the grave and transform them into new glorified bodies that will never again suffer or die, and we will live perfect lives with God forever. But in return for this incredible gift, we must live in Christ so we can be used by God for the good of His Kingdom.  We must continually bring any new sins before the Lord, because although the power of sin has been broken and our sins have been forgiven, our nature to sin remains with us until we go to be with the Lord forever. 

     But until that day we will not fully escape our nature to sin.  So for now, we must rely on the Lord’s mercy and His amazing grace.  We must also rely on power and wisdom of the Holy Spirit's indwelling to help us live in repentance until our sanctification is complete, because without Him, we are putty in the hands of Satan.  Our human wills are far too weak to stand alone against the dark forces of evil that are eating people alive and creating total chaos in our world.  From the moment we are conceived in our mother’s womb this evil battle for life begins and with the first breath we take the battle intensifies for not only our physical survival, but for the condition of our hearts, control of our minds, and eventually, for where we spend the rest of our eternal lives.  Although Satan is the god of this world for now, King Jesus is Lord over it all and is in control.  Nothing escapes His knowledge and nothing can stand in His Way.  The devil knows this and he knows his fate.  And this evil Beast will go down fighting hard and he will take most of the world with him.  But when you stand steadfast and strong with the Savior, the victory is sweet, it's pure, and it's forever lasting!

                                     A Whisper of Hope

The victory is yours, my child…if you so desire, because I have the sovereign power to set you free from the decadence of this dying world.  You have at your disposal the same Resurrection Power that defeated My death and My grave—the Resurrection Power of God that brings sweet victory to those who love the Truth.

Titus 3:4-5

But then God our Savior showed us His kindness and love. He saved

us, not because of the good things we did, but because of His mercy. 

He washed away our sins and gave us a new life through the Holy Spirit.  (NLT)

                      He is the eternal King, the unseen One

                   who never dies; He alone is God.

                                       (1 Timothy 1:17)