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;’
DAILY READING Matthew 9:18-38; Leviticus 5-6; Proverbs 21
Aleksander Solzhenitsyn was one of Russian’s greatest writer and historian. In February 1945, during world war 2, while serving as a commander in the army, he was arrested for anti-government propaganda and imprisoned at the infamous Gulag labor camp. He had to work in the labor camps day after day, in rain and snow, throughout summer and winter. Backbreaking labor and slow starvation filled his days. After suffering many days of despair in the death camp, Aleksander fell into despair. One particular day, the hopelessness of his situation became too much. He saw no reason to continue living and so he gave up. Laying his shovel on the ground, he slowly walked to the side of the work field, sat down and lowered his head, knowing that at any moment a guard would come to mercilessly beat him to death. He had seen it happen too many times to other prisoners.
However, while waiting for death to come, a skinny, old prisoner squatted down next to him. The man said nothing. Instead, with his finger he traced the sign of the Cross at Solzhenitsyn’s feet. Then, without a word, the man got up and went back to the fields.
Solzhenitsyn found himself staring at that Cross drawn in the snow. And in a moment of deep reflection he realized that Christ had died that he might live. And therefore he had no right to throw away his life. Right there and then he changed his mind and decided to stay alive no matter how hard the prison life might get. Remembering what Christ did at the cross gave him reason to get back up, pick up his shovel, and return to his labor. Nothing outward changed, but inside, he received a sign from God – the Cross filled him with hope and strength and purpose to go on. Later, when he was released from prison, he committed himself to writing books that would encourage others in their times of despair, to give them faith and hope that there is indeed power of deliverance in the cross.
The death of Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary and His resurrection marked the end of our defeat. Through the price He paid, we were supernaturally transformed from death to life. At the cross, Jesus was mocked, and inflicted with every possible pain for our sakes. He took our pain and bore our infirmities. And through the price He paid, every negative ordinance against us has been wiped out.
Colossians 2:14 says ‘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;’
The power of Jesus’ resurrection is ordained for the destruction of everything contrary to our destiny and for the restoration of our glory. That means, every affliction of the enemy against our destinies, is destroyed by the power of the cross. . The power of Christ’s resurrection is the demonstration of the exceeding great power of God that no force of darkness can resist.
You must understand that at Calvary the power to overcome was given to us. We must therefore actively engage that power and secure our freedom by the blood of Jesus. Don’t just keep watching situations. Christ has given us superior weapons of warfare. And we must engage them to fight the good fight of faith. Our battles are essentially spiritual, therefore we need a spiritual approach for victory. With your heart loaded with God’s Word begin to speak against every thing that is contrary to your destiny. And as we fight we are guaranteed victory because God always causes us to triumph through Christ Jesus.
PRAYER: Lord, I thank You today, that I have victory by the blood of Jesus, indeed today I declare my freedom from every negative influence in my life in Jesus Name.
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The battle you are faced with today is a good warfare because God has already foreordained a victorious end for you. WORDBITE 222.