Minister’s Corner: Lack of victory over sin

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’
Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance

I have heard Christians repeatedly say, “I have been doing my best to live above sin, but Satan just keeps beating me down. I can’t ever seem to defeat him.”
The only victory that you have in your life is the one that Jesus gained through His resurrection from the dead. The only victories that Satan can ever have over you are the ones that you let him have. We forget this simple fact and we live far below the level we are meant to be living.
The power of sin is death, and death has been destroyed through the resurrection of Jesus. Therefore, the only power sin can have over your life is the power you give in to. Sin only has the power you give it. The power given to you through the resurrection and the Holy Spirit is greater than the enemy. You have been given victory. Start living like you’ve got it. Stop walking around with a defeated attitude, a defeated outlook and a defeated expectation. You have victory in Jesus and now is the time to live out that victory day in and day out.