Standing in Victory

  This standing that we are to do in chapter 6 of Paul's encouragement to the Ephesians is one of holding our ground because the battle has already been won by Christ.  Christ defeated the enemy so we are holding onto the ground he has already won.  As Paul says elsewhere (Romans 8:37) we are more than conquerors.  When we stand with Christ we are overcomers.
  As has been pointed out by many authors over the years, the armor we are to put on is defensive, not offensive.  We don't need to take the ground, we need only to hold it.

  For Reflection:  Since Christ has already won the battle, defeated the enemy, we should be praising and thanking him for that.  We need not ask him to win the battle for us, it is already won.  Let us stand in strength, serenity and confidence.

  Let us pray.  We thank you, Jesus, for having already won the battle.  We praise you for your victory over every enemy.  We praise you for your victory over temptation, sin and even death.  We stand with you as victors, overcomers and conquerors.

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