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Victory over our accuser
Message
#12 (of 20) from the PrayerPower radio series
When we have received Jesus as Savior and Lord [Roman 10:9], sin is no longer our master [Romans 6:14], for "those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires" [Gal. 5:24]. Trouble is, the "old nature" sometimes dies slowly [Romans 7:19]. Victory over sin is ours, but we may not always choose it. Satan loves it when we give in to sin, to his temptations [Gen. 3:13, 2 Cor. 11:3]. Satan accuses us before God, and through guilt, accuses us to ourselves. Guilt is different from the feeling of brokenness over our sins that leads to our confession. Once our sins have been confessed, we have no reason to feel guilt -- our sins have been forgiven [1 John 1:9]. God doesn’t let Satan get away with being our accuser, and neither should we. Zechariah 3 begins: "Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him. The Lord said to Satan, ‘The Lord rebuke you, Satan!... "Now Joshua [the high priest] was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. The angel said to those who were standing before him, ‘Take off his filthy clothes.’ Then he said to Joshua, ‘See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put rich garments on you....’" Satan, our accuser, is defeated by the truth of the Word in prayer -- because Jesus, by His once and for all sacrifice [Romans 5:25], has taken away our sins; His forgiveness is complete and our salvation secure [Romans 8:38].
Pray with me now -- Father, we confess our sins not because You accuse us, but because we know we have disobeyed. Protect us from the accuser in Jesus’ name, amen.
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