Disarmed To Victorious

And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.

Colossians 2:13-15

In this passage we will look at three points that should and need to be addressed, so that as Christians our eyes are opened to a great truth. This truth is that we are complete in Christ having all power of God dwelling in us. We are not to fear the Devil as he has been defeated by Christ and he is no longer a threat to us.

Debt - We cannot pay our debt, but Christ has paid it in full and it can only be received through faith. It is not by works or in our own strength that our debt is paid, but through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the debt has been paid in full and canceled. We have victory, wealth, and life in Christ.

Death - Our deadness of the old self has been paid for by Christ and now we are no longer dead but alive. The world, the Devil, and the old flesh are still there, but we as Christians are no longer subject to them-they are dead to us-and we have all the power of God.

Defeat - We are not to focus on or give such details to the Devil and his work, but we do need to be aware of him. Why are we not to be concerned with the Devil? Because he has been defeated and as Christians we have nothing to fear.

The victory is ours and we need to live in the riches that belong to us as sons and daughters of God. The Devil wants to continue to bring up and plague us with debt, death, and defeat. However, as Christians the Devil has been disarmed and is dead, we are complete and victors in Christ and now is the time that we live in that victory.