Colossians 2:14
“Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross.”
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1 Kings 11–13; Psalm 97
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In 1940, a fragile baby girl named Wilma Rudolph was born prematurely into a poor Black American family. Her chances of survival were slim from the beginning, yet she survived. At age four, tragedy struck again—she was diagnosed with polio, leaving her left leg paralyzed. Doctors gave a final verdict: she would never walk.
But her mother refused to accept that conclusion. With persistent faith, prayer, and care, Wilma was taught to believe that her condition was not her destiny. For years, she wore leg braces and relied on support just to move.
Then, one day, something shifted, and her faith arose.
At the age of nine, Wilma removed her braces and took her first unaided step. What followed was a steady, determined rise. She began to walk, then to run. Though she initially finished last in races, she refused to quit.
By sixteen, she qualified for the Olympics. At the 1960 Rome Games, she won three gold medals, becoming the fastest woman in the world—a once-paralyzed child now a global symbol of victory.
Just as Wilma rose from paralysis to become a world champion, every believer is empowered to experience a supernatural turnaround. That is what Christ’s resurrection has purchased for us. The story of the Cross at first looked like defeat, but it was a divine strategy that ended in supernatural victory.
On that Cross, every handwriting of ordinances against us was nailed and cancelled. Every limitation, every accusation, and every barrier was dealt with once and for all.
When Jesus rose, He did not rise alone—He raised us with Him.
This means no believer is permitted to remain in any tomb. Whether it is sickness, fear, stagnation, failure, or oppression, the power that raised Christ is now at work in you. You are not called to a life of struggle and challenges—you are empowered to rise above them. Christ’s resurrection has released the power for us to do what was once impossible.
Therefore, today, let us rise against the forces of stagnation and limitation.
It is time to arise from every grave and be seated with Christ far above principalities and powers. By His love, we are destined to triumph always and be a wonder to our world. Certainly, through Christ, we can do all things.
PRAYER
Father, I thank You for the victory Christ has won for me at Calvary. By His resurrection power, I arise from every limitation, every captivity, and every impossibility. Today I step into new life and victory, in Jesus’ Name.
QUOTE
It takes a heart for God to make a mark in the sands of time. – WORDBITE 201.
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