For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
Devotional Thoughts
By David Wilkerson
It is amazing to me how long people can continue living with hidden sin in their hearts. By putting on a good front, they can get away with it for a long time. They can hide their sin from their husband, wife, children, friends and pastor. But the Bible warns: "Be sure your sin will find you out" (Numbers 32:23).
Multitudes of Christians are still under sin's dominion. They are constantly fighting a losing battle against a sin that overpowers them! They sing, shout and praise the Lord — but something keeps cropping up and never gets dealt with. They may go a month or two, a year, two years — but then it comes back suddenly, and down they go! They say, "I'm hopeless, I can't help it. It comes upon me and I'm overpowered!"
My soul cries out, "Oh God, where is Your victory? Why are so many of Your people still enslaved by the enemy, still falling back into old sins and lusts?"
The answer is simple. The apostle Paul said, " Let God be true though every one were a liar...That you may be justified in your words" (Romans 3:4).
It is not the Lord's fault we are enslaved — because His promises are true. When a believer says he loves God but can't get victory over sin, he's got to be lying — because God cannot lie! His Word says, "Sin shall not have dominion over you!"
There is a heartrending cry from many: "Who shall deliver me from this bondage?"
Set your love on Jesus right now. It is by His name and His Cross that you are delivered. Not by your crying out, not by someone praying over you — but by His name and by His Cross!
Oh God, I pray for the precious one reading this message right now. Pour out Your mercy on this child of Yours who has been held in bondage for so long. Cast down the stronghold, break it and destroy it in this beloved child's life. And in Jesus' name, set this one free! I declare that every evil spirit and demonic bondage must flee now, in the name of Jesus. Release Your child!
Now, give the Lord thanks — and bless His name for your full and complete deliverance today. He loves you — and He has paid the full price to set you free!