Receive God’s Abundant Provision of Grace – Part II

All believers in Jesus Christ have already been delivered from our sin nature (see Ro. 6:22). We need not fight to obtain this victory, nor can we! We already dwell on holy ground: God has placed us at His right hand in the heavenly realms in Christ (see Eph. 1:3, 20-23). The victory is manifest in us to the degree that we set our minds on what the Spirit desires and stand firm to the end (see Romans 8:5, 12:2; Matt. 10:22). We are exhorted to be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power… take your stand…. Therefore, put on the full armor of God… stand your ground… stand. Stand firm, then (Eph. 6:10-11, 13-14a). The armor God provides is clearly defensive, with the singular exception of the sword of the Spirit. We must know this sword as the ultimate weapon: God’s word spoken in faith by…