KEY SCRIPTURE: 2 Samuel 13:21” But when King David heard of all these things, he was very wroth”.

Evil began brewing in the house of David. One of the sons of David, who is his first son called Amnon raped his own sister called Tamar. A demon of immorality has entered into the house of David. It is right to describe how this happened to accuse Ammon of this error. Without holding brief for him, yet he was under a great influence of evil without any support or assistance to overcome. His father, by his actions, had permitted the ‘enemies of God’ into his house. Now, the David, who enjoyed a life of peace and victories all around, is having his home and life in deep trouble.  For a life of peace and a continual stream of successes, decide to honour God and his word no matter the situation.

What is our answer to a victorious life? Rom 6:14 reads, For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under the law but under grace. Some misunderstand grace and so give themselves to sin, claiming the grace of God would take care of their sin. Please, this is an error. The grace of God is God’s supernatural ability in you to help you win over sin and other life matters. The first thing is to know that you have a supernatural power in you to live above sin. The next is to yield to this power. You yield to this power by acknowledging that through your union with Christ, you have become the very righteousness of God, and so you have no business yielding to sin. Whenever sin comes knocking at your door, remind yourself and the voice appealing to you that you cannot stoop low and defile your perfect nature.

What do you do when you falter and the enemy turns the heat against you? God, our Father, is never happy when things go that way, but has made a way in Christ for victory.  It is when the child of God allows guilt to fill his mind that the enemy freely rains a barrage of attacks upon attack on him. The Bible says there is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit” (Romans 8:1). Some versions omit the second part that says “those who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit”. This part cannot be taken out because the subsequent verses teach that to walk in the flesh is death. When you walk in the flesh, you are condemned. What does it mean to walk in the flesh? It simply means to walk according to the senses. One simple word for this is unbelief. Unbelief means you walk according to what you can see or feel. Faith is to believe what God has said, although you don’t see or feel it. When you act and live this way, nothing can defeat you.

Jesus was punished for us. (Isaiah 53:4-5). Be strong to stand your ground on the finished work of Jesus. Tell the devil he cannot punish you for whatever has happened. Jesus was punished for our sins, and you don’t have to suffer for it. The scripture claims that the man who takes a stand on what the scripture has said has no condemnation. God does not condemn you, and Satan cannot condemn and afflict you because you are walking and trusting in Jesus’ finished work.

Please note that the strength of sin is the law. Don’t place yourself under the law. Take advantage of the great sacrifice and penalty Jesus suffered for us. On such occasions, Satan would not easily give in. Do hold your ground and fight your way to freedom. Speak out the promises of scripture and rest on them.

 PRAYER

Oh, God, open the eyes of all Christians to walk in the Spirit and consistently take their stand against the enemy. May the body of Christ grow into its full stature, that is, like Jesus.

FURTHER STUDIES.

Ephesians 6:10” Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might”.

1 Timothy 6:12” Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses”.