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When you read the Bible and look around at life, it is very obvious that there is a war going on – a spiritual war. It is actually a war for our souls. If we’re not aware of this war and prepared for it, we will become casualties of this war. That is NOT what God wants. No, He wants us to STAND strong in the authority that He has given us in Christ, empowering us to overcome the devil and walk in victory.

In order for that to happen, we must first be aware that there is a war. Then we need to arm ourselves for that war. And then, having done all this, we must stand. So how do we arm ourselves for this war? According to Paul in Ephesians 6, we must start with the Belt of Truth, as we talked about last week. Then, we need to put on the Breastplate of Righteousness. What is righteousness? It is a state of being where you are in right standing with God, where God now sees you through the blood of Jesus instead of your sinful past.

The Bible is very clear, sin should not rule over us. We can walk in victory over sin because of Christ. A lot of people are living under condemnation, in sin and under the curse. If that describes your life, then you need to know that God came as a man, Jesus, to set us free from that bondage. He took our sins upon himself, died, defeated Satan, rose again and then handed that authority over to us. He died so that we could be MORE than conquerors. We may not go the rest of our lives without sinning, but we do not have to be ruled or controlled by it any longer!

Now, in ourselves, we can do nothing. In Christ, however, we can do all things! Through Him, we can walk in authority over Satan, so that he is not up on our shoulders whispering lies into our ears, but under our feet! When we do sin, we have three choices. We can either:

1. Continue sinning, which leads to iniquities, which causes our conscience to become seared and we start to think that what we’re doing is okay, and this creates demonic strongholds in our lives.
2. We can try to hide our sins and live in guilt and condemnation.
3. Or, we can confess our sins, bring them into the light, and then God will forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness, empowering us to live free and victorious.

Clearly, option three is the best, but this doesn’t come without a fight. Satan wages spiritual war against us to keep us from making that choice. That’s why we must understand three vital of spiritual warfare, all of which have to be working together for any them to work:

1. Grace – God doing for us what we cannot do for ourselves – only comes through:
2. Faith – this the switch that draws God’s grace towards us
3. Righteousness – in order to believe God (Faith), and so receive His Grace, we have to have a righteousness consciousness. That is, we have to see ourselves how God sees us – through Christ and His righteousness, not through our sin. We cannot believe or receive God’s grace with a sin consciousness.

It is when these things are working together in our lives, that we will recognize Satan has no authority over us; that we can walk in victory over our circumstances; and that we will experience God’s power. Do you want that? Then get that breastplate of righteousness on by bringing your sin out into the light and letting God cleanse you from all unrighteousness. It’s not about how bad you are, it’s all about how good Jesus is!

Right now, I want you to think about the things in your life that are keeping you from operating in righteousness – the things that are keeping you bound. God wants to forgive you and purify you and set you free from those things! He wants to give you your innocence back. That’s the wonder of God’s forgiveness and grace. If you’ve gotten caught up in the wiles and strategies of the devil, know that God wants to set you free today! Be aware that the enemy is going to try hard to keep you from experiencing that. Don’t listen to him! Come before the Father; bring your sins to light; receive His forgiveness, cleansing and freedom!