In a world battered by emotional turbulence, silent wars of addiction, depression, shame, and identity confusion, a single truth stands unshaken—Jesus Christ has already secured the victory. For every fear that suffocates the mind and every shadow that trails the soul, Calvary’s cross was not just a moment in time but an eternal reset for humanity’s struggles. The Scriptures declare with finality in Colossians 2:15, “Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.” Every battle we face today was buried under His bruised heels and resurrected in His triumph.
Renowned 20th-century theologian Karl Barth once said, “The victory of God is not something postponed until the end; it is the beginning and foundation of all Christian existence.” This foundation does not deny hardship, but it nullifies its authority. The cross of Christ didn’t only forgive sin; it broke the power of sin, shame, and spiritual bondage. When Jesus declared, “It is finished” (John 19:30), He wasn’t whispering resignation—He was roaring victory. For the believer, this is not poetic hyperbole but a legal reality sealed in blood.
Modern believers often navigate a battlefield of emotions and pressures, unaware they are already on the winning side. They wrestle with anxiety, financial despair, societal rejection, and spiritual stagnation. But as Watchman Nee rightly put it, “We do not fight for victory; we fight from victory.” Jesus’ resurrection wasn’t a dramatic ending—it was a strategic beginning. Romans 8:37 affirms this identity boldly: “In all these things, we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”
This spiritual freedom is not philosophical—it is practical. It means a young man in bondage to pornography can declare freedom because Christ already crushed shame. It means a woman battling years of abuse can walk boldly into healing because Christ bore every scar. The call is not to strive for freedom but to walk in it. As Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones once challenged, “You are not fighting for victory. You are fighting in victory because of the victory already won.” That shift in posture is the difference between exhaustion and rest, defeat and dominion.
Now, the responsibility rests on the believer not to win, but to walk. Galatians 5:1 instructs: “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” The invitation is open—not to strive, but to step into an inheritance. Jesus didn’t just give us a message; He gave us a victory. And in that victory, every fear must flee, every chain must break, and every believer must rise.
– Inah Boniface Ocholi writes from Ayah – Igalamela/Odolu LGA, Kogi state.
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