Topic: You Have Total Victory – Bishop Mike Okonkwo Devotional 17 April 2020 [The Redeemed Evangelical Mission]
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“Having cancelled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; He has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.” – Colossians 2:14 NIV
We thank God for the gift of Jesus, even more so for the price that He paid on the cross of Calvary for our redemption. The sacrifice of Jesus on the cross was perfectly perfect and completely complete. And His resurrection from the grave put a seal on the devil’s defeat. This distinguishes the Christian faith from any other faith. It is vitally important that we have an understanding of what Christ did and what the victory He wrought on our behalf means to us.
From our text, Apostle Paul writing to the church in Colossae, figuratively describes what Christ’s death accomplished for the believer. Look at what he says: “having CANCELLED the charge of our LEGAL INDEBTEDNESS….” Now, what does that mean? The word “cancelled”, translated from the original Greek language also means to wipe out or wash. Metaphorically, this connotes a removal or obliteration of whatever used to be. By “our legal indebtedness,” this agrees with scripture, as stated in Romans 3:23 (KJV), “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Every single one of us, before receiving redemption through Christ, we were all legal slaves and captives of sin. We had the overbearing weight of sin and eternal condemnation hanging over our heads, which empowered the devil to table accusations against us before the Father.
But see what Apostle Paul is saying in light of these brief explanations that have been made; Christ through His death has utterly destroyed everything that gave the enemy a legal hold over your life.
Child of God, by the reason of the price that He paid on the cross of Calvary, the enemy can no longer bring any accusation whatsoever against you before God. He has no case against you. And so you have been discharged, acquitted, the case is closed, and there is no appeal! That tells you that you have total victory. I will keep saying this same truth in several ways until you get it; because the moment you get it, the devil has lost the battle forever.
Further Reading: Colossians 2:14-15
Daily Bible Reading: Morning- 2 Samuel 1-2; Evening- Luke 14:1-24
Written by Dr. Mike Okonkwo; Is the Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM); a versatile man of God with over 30 years of dedicated service unto the Lord.
