We Will Win
This is a powerful message by John Piper from Easter Sunday 2010. I too often forget the reality of Satan and the spiritual battle we are engaged in. It is something that has massive implications for my personal life, marriage, family, and ministry. Watch or listen to the full sermon if you can. Here is his closing:
Last week I spoke of the dangerous powers of sin, especially the sin of pride in my life—and your life. Now I add this. Noël and I are not unaware of our enemy. We know that Satan and his hordes are real. They hate us. They hate our faith. They hate our worship. They hate our marriage. They hate our children. They hate our ministry. If you want to know—experientially know—what verse 19 means, if you want Paul’s prayer answered in your life that you will “know the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe,” then wake up to the demonic battle that rages for your soul, your marriage, your children, your ministry every day. Sin is defeated at the cross; yet sin remains to be fought. Satan was defeated at the cross; yet Satan remains to be fought. And for this fight, may God answer Paul’s prayer in our lives! May we know the power of God toward us who believe— resurrection power now—to live and die for the glory of Christ. I testify from inside the battle to my comrades in the warfare: In the name of Jesus, and by the authority of his word and his blood and his never-ending life, we will win, for the glory of our risen king. Amen.
