Our Path to Victory as Christians
REST
“Come unto Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28).
Jesus spoke these words revealing to all that Salvation comes from Him, and Him alone. We have a fallen nature and are unable to save ourselves. Those who try to do so in their own efforts “labor and are heavy laden” with the result being the lack of rest that only Christ can provide. Romans Chapter 6 tells that when we come in faith to Christ and His sacrificial death at Calvary, spiritually we “we are baptized into His (Christ’s) death,” and “buried with Him by Baptism into death,” and finally “that like Christ was raised from the dead by the Glory of the Father, even so we should walk in Newness of Life.” So, we have rest in Christ as we come to Him in repentance and faith. These verses tell us what happens to us spiritually when we place our faith in Christ. This is all accomplished by the Holy Spirit, Who, by Christ paying the price for our sins on the Cross, comes and abides in all believers.
WALK
“This I say then, walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16).“
When we come to the Lord in “rest” we are then to keep our faith in Christ and Him Crucified which allows the Holy Spirit to work mightily in our lives (Romans 8:2). We are not to try and live for the Lord in our own strength. Paul tells the Galatians “But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under Law.” The Galatians were tempted to go back under Mosaic Law to gain victory in their lives. Paul tells them that that will only lead to defeat. Today, we may not be tempted to go back to the Mosaic Law, but we can make up our own laws in trying to live a victorious life. The Christian disciples (e.g prayer, Bible reading, fasting, attending church, etc.) are all good and hold an important place in our serving the Lord, but if we place our faith in them to gain victory over some failure in our life; we will not realize any success, and we will fail. We are to live by faith. Christ fulfilled the Law and we are “dead to the Law.” Galatians 2:21 makes it all clear, “I do not frustrate the Grace of God: for if Righteousness come by the Law (any law or work we could perform), then Christ is dead in vain (if we can have victory in our own efforts then Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross was unnecessary).”
STAND
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage” (Galatians 5:1).
We have liberty in Christ and we are to stand fast in that liberty. That means we are to anchor our faith in Christ and Him Crucified. It is to be the object of our faith daily. Paul told the Galatians that if they did not live their daily life by faith in Christ but went back under the Law in attempting to live this Christian life, then “Christ is become of no effect to you” and “you are fallen from Grace.” This is a grave warning from Paul for us to consider. Again, we are to stand fast in the liberty that faith in Christ brings us. The result of not standing is bondage.
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil” (Ephesians 6:11).
Peter tells us to “be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom He might devour.” He wrote this to Believers as a warning to “resist steadfast in faith.” We are saved and “kept by the Power of God by faith.” We have a powerful adversary, and under him, principalities, powers, the rulers of the darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness in high places. Our ark of safety is found only in our continued daily faith in Christ and Him Crucified. Christ came to deliver us from this present evil world. Most of the world is lost and under the power of the evil one. As Christians, we are to rest in the Salvation the Lord has provided, walk in the Power of the Holy Spirit, and stand fast in the liberty our faith provides for a victorious Christian life and power against our adversary.
“According to His Divine Power has given us all things that pertain unto life and Godliness, through the knowledge of Him Who has called us to Glory and Virtue” (1 Peter 1:3).
Always Remember,
God Loves You!
Find podcasts of this article, and all the articles on this website on the “Here I Am Lord” podcast on Spotify, Spotify for Podcasters, Google Podcasts, Breaker, Pocket Casts, and RadioPublic.
Also, Here I Am, Lord is on Telegram.
Follow to receive email notifications regarding future articles
Here I Am Lord – Tom Quinn Ministries – tqministries.com 2023
Here I Am, Lord - - tqministries.com 