The apostle Paul wrote that: “Christ liveth in me” (Gal 2:20). Christ lives in us as well (Rom 8:10), and we are in him (Rom 8:1). Jesus is the vine and we are branches of that vine (John 15:5). We have been grafted in to the vine. Spiritually this means that we are in Christ. As the life of the vine flows out to its branches, so the life of Jesus, the Holy Spirit, lives in us and flows from us.

In the book of Colossians, we are told that our heavenly Father has: “delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear son” (Col 1:13; KJV). This is God’s spiritual kingdom of light; we are connected to Jesus and live in his sphere of influence.

Satan was defeated through Christ’s victory at the cross and he (satan) was stripped of all power and authority in our lives as Christians (Col 2:15).

In Christ, God sees us as righteous (1 Cor 1:30), his sons and daughters (Gal 3:26), and: “more than conquerors” (Rom 8:37; KJV). “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Phil 4:13; KJV).

This is who we are but we need to walk in it. This requires that we study the word and find out who we are in Christ; build up our faith so we can stand up to satan when he comes to question our new life in Christ. Satan is defeated but he will try to question your relationship with God using people and by sending you negative thoughts. You must be convinced of who you are so you can stand firm in your victory in Jesus.

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