GOD’S GRACE, OUR VICTORY

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For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means! - Romans 6:14-15 NIV

The implication here is this: under the law, sin has dominion over a person, for they are constantly trying to live up to it in their own strength, and if they stumble on one they are guilty of all. The law is good at exposing one’s sins but it cannot help you overcome sin. The law in simple terms is telling us: YOU NEED A SAVIOR!

No human being has ever been able to perfectly keep and fulfill the law except Jesus Christ, the last Adam. And Jesus himself said he came to "fulfill the law" (Matt 5:17). After perfectly fulfilling every single jot and tittle of the law, Jesus went to the cross and paid the penalty for our sins. He became sin so that when we believe in Him we are counted as righteous before God! Now, that is God's grace!

²¹ For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. – 2 Corinthians 5:21 NRSV

As the Word of God makes it clear that we are saved by God’s grace; our salvation is not of our own doing – Christ is the Author of our Salvation and now that we are under His grace, we have victory over sin, we are not ruled by it any longer, it has no dominion over us anymore.  

⁸ For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— ⁹ not the result of works, so that no one may boast. – Ephesians 2:8-9 NRSV

The One who fulfilled the law lives in us, and by His Spirit he's written a New Commandment of love in our hearts (John 13: 34). And we can now love one another because we ourselves have already received His love, it's been shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit (Romans 5:5) God's love compels us to do what is pleasing to Him, His grace enables us to walk in the good works that He has already prepared for us.

In Christ, God works in us, giving us both the will and the ability to do what pleases Him. It is all about Him; He forgave us, cleansed us and doesn't impute sin to us all because of what Jesus did. Now that is God’s unmerited favor towards us. Let’s believe it and receive it by faith and go forth blessing others with the blessings of this amazing grace that is ours through Christ.  

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¹¹ For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. ¹² It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, ¹³ while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, ¹⁴ who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. – Titus 2:11-14 NIV

By the Grace of God let us walk in victory today!