In our final day of this week-long series seeking to put our faith to action, today we're

going to look at the victory we have in God's love. As God's people, he's inviting us into

his victory, a victory we so desperately need. May God establish us in his power today.

And may chains fall off us and others as God guides us into a lifestyle of victory in him.

Welcome to the first 15 podcast.

Through Jesus, God has obtained victory in the earth.

The dominion the devil has over humanity was crushed by the cross of Jesus Christ.

Colossians 2, 13 through 15 says,

And you who are dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh,

God made alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,

by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands.

This, he set aside, nailing it to the cross,

he disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame by triumping over them and

him. Jesus has triumphed over everything that stood between us and a life lived in relationship with God.

One of my favorite chapters of all scripture, Romans 8, tells us, no, in all these things,

we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us, for I am sure that neither death

nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor

things come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will

be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus, our Lord.

We've been given victory over the enemy and all his schemes. But even though we have obtained

victory in Jesus, the devil still works to lead you and me back into our former ways. Even

though Jesus has defeated the enemy, we still must live out that victory every day and help others around

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