In the Name of the Lord I Will Destroy Them
As Christians, we must assert Jesus' rights over our lives, overcoming our spiritual enemies through God's strength and courage in faith.
C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes that Jesus' sacrifice grants Him the right to reign over our entire being--spirit, soul, and body. He urges believers to assert Christ's lordship by conquering the remaining unblessed parts of themselves and to engage in a righteous battle against sin, which has no claim over them. Spurgeon encourages Christians to be courageous, reminding them that victory over spiritual enemies is achievable not through their own strength, but through the power of Christ's blood. He reassures that God will provide the strength needed to overcome these challenges, leading to ultimate victory and praise.
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Our Lord Jesus, by His death, did not purchase a right to a part of us only, but to the entire man. He contemplated in His passion the sanctification of us wholly, spirit, soul, and body; that in this triple kingdom He Himself might reign supreme without a rival. It is the business of the newborn nature which God has given to the regenerate to assert the rights of the Lord Jesus Christ. My soul, so far as thou art a child of God, thou must conquer all the rest of thyself which yet remains unblest; thou must subdue all thy powers and passions to the silver sceptre of Jesus' gracious reign, and thou must never be satisfied till He who is King by purchase becomes also King by gracious coronation, and reigns in thee supreme.
Seeing, then, that sin has no right to any part of us, we go about a good and lawful warfare when we seek, in the name of God, to drive it out. O my body, thou art a member of Christ: shall I tolerate thy subjection to the prince of darkness? O my soul, Christ has suffered for thy sins, and redeemed thee with His most precious blood: shall I suffer thy memory to become a storehouse of evil, or thy passions to be firebrands of iniquity? Shall I surrender my judgment to be perverted by error, or my will to be led in fetters of iniquity? No, my soul, thou art Christ's, and sin hath no right to thee.
Be courageous concerning this, O Christian! be not dispirited, as though your spiritual enemies could never be destroyed.
You are able to overcome them--not in your own strength--the weakest of them would be too much for you in that; but you can and shall overcome them through the blood of the Lamb. Do not ask, "How shall I dispossess them, for they are greater and mightier than I?" but go to the strong for strength, wait humbly upon God, and the mighty God of Jacob will surely come to the rescue, and you shall sing of victory through His grace.
Sermon Outline
- The Lord's Right to Us
- Jesus purchased our entire being, spirit, soul, and body
- He wants to reign supreme without a rival in our lives
Key Quotes
“You are able to overcome them--not in your own strength--the weakest of them would be too much for you in that; but you can and shall overcome them through the blood of the Lamb.” — C.H. Spurgeon
“Do not ask, 'How shall I dispossess them, for they are greater and mightier than I?' but go to the strong for strength, wait humbly upon God, and the mighty God of Jacob will surely come to the rescue, and you shall sing of victory through His grace.” — C.H. Spurgeon
Application Points
- We must subdue our powers and passions to Jesus' gracious reign, allowing Him to be King by both purchase and coronation.
- We can overcome our spiritual enemies through the blood of the Lamb, not in our own strength, but with God's help.
- We should go to God for strength, wait humbly upon Him, and trust in His power to come to our rescue.