GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY
God’s sovereignty over you is not that He does everything for you and you are just here in this world waiting on God to step in and overtake the devil for you. He has already done that through the death of His son on the cross. You may ask: Exactly what did Jesus accomplish on the cross? It is summed up in several scriptures.
Jesus destroyed the works of the devil (that includes sickness and disease). Sickness is a work of the devil. We are told right here that Jesus destroyed the devil’s works.
1 John 3:8b (Personalized)
The Son of God was made manifest, visible (appeared) to undo, loosen, dissolve, destroy or bring to naught the works of the devil.
Jesus rendered satan powerless.
Hebrews 2:14,15 (Personalized)
Jesus partook of flesh and blood (shared in our humanity) so that by going through death (dying) He brought to naught, reduced to zero, broke the power, rendered powerless or inoperative the devil who had the power or dominion of death and set us free, set us at liberty, delivered, redeemed, released us, who were held in bondage (slavery) to the fear of death all our lives.
Jesus defeated principalities and powers, stripped them of their authority over you.
Colossians 2:15 (Personalized)
Jesus stripped, disarmed, spoiled principalities and powers of their weapons and made a public display, spectacle, show of them openly, triumphing over them, leading them in a triumphal procession, celebrating victory over the enemy
Triumph is nothing new in terms of battle for soldiers. The Romans had great parades after a victory, where they paraded their defeated enemies, who had been stripped naked, in a march before the cheering crowds of the Roman Empire. Paul, who was familiar with this practice as a Roman citizen, used this language to describe Jesus’ victory parade after He defeated the enemies of God, was triumphant over the enemies of darkness. In next week’s teaching we will discuss more of this custom in detail.
Jesus carried to the cross all the legal demands and decrees that the law of sin and death had made against you.
Colossians 2:13,14, Amplified Bible (Personalized)
And you who were dead in trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh (your sensuality, your sinful carnal nature), [God] brought to life together with [Christ] having [freely] forgiven us all our transgressions, having cancelled and blotted out and wiped away the handwriting of the note (bond) with its legal decrees and demands which was in force and stood against us (hostile to us). This [note with its regulations, decrees, and demands] He set aside and cleared completely out of our way by nailing it to [His]cross.
He was made the curse for you, suffering all its consequences on the cross, which included sickness and disease.
Galatians 3:13,14 (Personalized)
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us…that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ….
He Who knew no sin became sin for you, that you who knew no righteousness might become righteous (right with God).
2 Corinthians 5:21 (Personalized)
For He has made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.