Victorious Life

‘I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me.” Phil 4:13

A victorious life is possible! We don’t need to fall into sin anymore. If we have faith as a grain of mustard seed, we can move mountains and nothing shall be impossible unto us. This Jesus has promised. But why is it that there are weak Christians who struggle to overcome sin in their lives and fail time and time again? What they want to do, they do not: What they don’t want to do, that they do.

Satan made a claim that the law of God cannot be kept and Christ made a claim that with His help it can be kept. Who then is right, Christ or Satan?

The Bible bears a record that the parents of John the Baptist were victorious in their lives. “And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.” Luke 1:6.

The Lord Himself said of Job that he is “a perfect and upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil.” Job 1:8.
When the disciples asked Jesus, “who then can be saved?” He answered, “With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible,” Matt. 19: 25-26.

Is the power of God freely available to us? “But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name.” John 1:12.

Now the question comes clear. Some come to Jesus and believe on His name and therefore they do receive the power of God to live a victorious life. Others do not come to Christ and they do not believe on His name, therefore they are lacking the power of God.
The apostle Paul gives a testimony of this promised power, “Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ.” 2 Cor. 2:14.

We have witnessed many times that when a person is converted and becomes a member of the church he has the great power of God to overcome sin and bad habits. In a short time he gives up smoking, drinking, meat eating and worldly entertainment. He makes great progress in a few weeks. But after this progress stops, he even seems to start backsliding. The power he had in his first love seems to be lacking.

Every sickness has a cause for it. It may be a wrong diet, lack of exercise, or contact with one who has this sickness. Even worry and anxiety can bring sickness upon us. So it is also with spiritual sickness. There is something we must have done wrong or neglected and therefore we lose the power of God and fall into sin.

By looking at the forbidden tree Eve lost her power to resist temptation. Satan has learned that just by looking at sin and evil will weaken our power. Therefore by television and videos he is causing many Christians to lose their divine power and the result is falling into sin.

Many professed Christians are concerned about their weakness and inability to resist sin, without realizing what has caused this weakness. Indulging an appetite will cause weakness. Neglecting constant prayer will weaken us. Lack of daily Bible study will take our power away. Also, neglecting missionary work will do the same. Unfaithfulness in tithe paying will certainly take God’s power away from us. Many do not think that wasting time in idleness is also a sin that will weaken us.

On the other hand, a victorious life is a continuous growth. It is walking with God on life’s pathway. It is looking to Jesus all through the day.

“The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.” The steps of a Christian may at times appear feeble and faltering, yet in his conscious weakness he leans upon the Mighty One for support. He is sustained, and makes sure progress onward and upward toward perfection. He gains new victories daily, and comes nearer and nearer to the standard of perfect holiness. His eye is not downward to the earth, but upward, ever keeping in view the heavenly Pattern.” Test. Vol. 2, p. 228.

No one of us has an excuse to fall because of human weakness. The mighty power of God is available to each one of us. But we must fulfill the conditions. We must do our part. All the conditions for receiving the power of God can be done humanly and then the part which we cannot do alone will become possible with God’s help.

Jesus said, “He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is also unjust in much.” Luke 16:10.

May the Lord help each one of us to live a victorious life and grow daily in sanctification and reach the perfection of Christ.
AMEN.