We Are Not Powerless, in Christ

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable. (AA, pg 59)

We are worse than powerless, in fact. We are dead.

"1And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others." (Ephesians 2: 1-3)

Yet even when Paul informs the Ephesians, and by extension every believer in Christ, he reminds us that we have been taken from dead in our trespasses to alive and seated in heavenly places in Christ (Ephesians 2: 4-8)

We are no longer powerless, because we are in Christ, and thus we identify with Him, and in Him all things are made ready for us.

In fact, because we are seated in heavenly places in Christ, we do not struggle with problems, but rather see Him taking us about the difficulies:

"What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? 32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? 33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. 34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us." (Romans 8: 31-34)

God is for you and me. We are not alone in this world facing untold troubles, relying on some "higher power" that we invented in our minds.

I need more than a hope based on prior experience.

This same God gave us the best -- His Son -- and because God gave us the best, we can be sure that he will supply the rest!

No one can shame or us degrade us, because God justifies (present tense!) us through the work of His Son!

Who can condemn us? No one, because Jesus Christ was condemned for us, fully and forever!

We are not powerless, because we are in Christ, and Christ is in us who believe on Him (Colossians 1: 27)

And because we are in Christ, we can boldly declare:

"37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8: 37-39)

We are more than conquerors.

But there's more:

"Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place." (2 Corinthians 2: 14)

and

"Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 6So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me." (Hebrews 13: 5-6)

That's it, people! Forget AA - In Christ, you receive all things and more/.

We are not powerless over in Christ, because in Him we "reign in life!" (Romans 5: 17)