What is your biggest celebration of the year? Is it a birthday? Anniversary? Christmas? Perhaps it is New Year's Eve. None of these, even the dropping of the ball in Time Square compares to what happened in heaven one day and still should happen for us every day.
Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it. Colossians 2:15
When God created mankind, He gave us authority over everything. Adam and Eve walked in full authority over the earth, and the earth responded to that, it was paradise. When mankind fell it not only broke intimacy with God but surrendered our authority to Satan. They assumed like many do today, that if they chose against God's idea that they would have the authority over their own lives and actions. Like those who rebel against God or godly authority today, they became bound to Satan's authority in their lives.
God created a system of righteousness, though not able to save anyone if kept, freed people from the complete bondage of Satan. The law was good for natural righteousness but did not have the power to free mankind from Satanic authority. Jesus had to do that for us.
Through the cross, Jesus took all of our sin and rebellion. He took the full brunt of the Father's justice allowing Him to take back the authority mankind handed over to Satan. He rose from the dead to seal it all proving He is God! When Paul wrote "disarmed principalities and powers" this is what he was talking about. All of the authority and power Satan has over mankind was stripped out of his hands. He was exposed and is exposed to the fraud that he is. He is nothing compared to God.
When Paul writes, "he made a public spectacle of him." In the days of Rome when an enemy was defeated the King would bring the enemy and all of his servants bound with heavy chains, dragging behind him in the most humiliating way. This is what Jesus did with Satan and all the demonic forces.
The King would then rise to his throne, and everyone would shout, feast, dance, and celebrate their freedom from fear and bondage. It was a vibrant, loud, celebration. This what Paul was referring to when he stated, "triumphing over them." We should be doing this every day! Satan's authority has been stripped from him, and we are made free by Jesus.
Don't feel free? Satan is a liar, who seeks to kill, steal and destroy. He only has permission to do what we grant him authority to do in our lives. Our sin, rebellion, lack of submission grant him authority in those areas of our lives. You have a choice daily to either believe the lies of the enemy or celebrate the victory we have in Jesus. We should be celebrating!
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