Undisputed
“[Jesus] having disarmed principalities
and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them
in [the cross].” (Colossians 2:15)
In the 2002 boxing movie Undisputed starring Wesley Snipes and Ving
Rhames, the world heavyweight champion of boxing finally met his match
not in the ring of Las Vegas, but when he landed in federal prison.
When we watch a boxing match between two good fighters, and one of them
gets knocked out, we would not hesitate to sign a contract with Don
King or Pay Per View for $10 million to fight him right then, because
someone had already stripped him of his power to harm us.
Even better, the Bible gives us
a contract with Jesus the King of kings that declare us the Undisputed
champion of the world over the devil. Our enemy, the devil and his demonic
crew, scheme and plot against us every single day. But we don’t
have to be afraid of his wiles and devices, because Jesus has already
defeated the devil, reclaimed all his possessions, displayed the spoils
of war, and stripped him naked like the Romans in the procession of
victory.
Unlike the gimmicks at Publishers Clearinghouse sweepstakes, we have
already been declared the undisputed winner in Christ Jesus. We therefore
can endure sickness, poverty, debt, oppression or anything when we know
in advance that we're going to come out on top. On the cross 2000 years
ago, Jesus stripped the devil of his ability to harm us and He has made
us more than conquerors. (Romans 8:37)
A conqueror has to fight for his victory,
but a more than a conqueror or hyperconqueror just enjoys the spoils of
victory without ever putting up a fight. Sometimes
we give up too easily when our adversary looks burly and strong, but everything
he is and everything he uses against us has already been defeated. We’ve
been called to fight the good fight of faith as we obey the Word of God,
and fortunately God through His Holy Spirit is with us. When we believe
what Jesus has done for us, we can walk around like a champion because
we’re already the winner.
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