He Nailed It

When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.  Colossians 2: 13-15

Things we struggle with tend to rear their ugly heads repeatedly. It’s doesn’t even have to be several things. It can be just the same one thing over and over. What’s a problem for me may not be a problem for you. The devil attacks you and me in different ways.

I’m learning though, we don’t have to live our lives as repeat offenders. Jesus nailed addiction to the cross. He also nailed offense, anger, guilt, gossip, & hurt. He nailed any sin that we struggle with in our lives to the cross. He also stripped the devil of his armor which took away any power and possible authority he thought he had.

There’s no condemnation in Christ and the devil is under our feet. Today receive the authority and triumph of the cross.  

Today break the cycle of being a repeat offender. Jesus already nailed it to the cross.

When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.    Colossians 2: 13-15