Enforcing Your Victory | Intimacy With Christ | Richard Wafford

​Colossians 2:14, “Having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.”
 
Law enforcement enforces the laws of the land to ensure citizens follow them. 1 Timothy 1:9–10, “The law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine.”
 
As Christians, you are called to uphold God’s Law against Satan, the instigator of evil who opposes God’s Word. You are the light of His authority, lovingly showing others how to walk in confidence as you battle the forces of evil in your life. You are to take a strong stand against anything contrary to sound doctrine, so others will clearly know the way of God.

​~ You are a constant reminder to evil that God is in charge. ~

​Christians do not walk in ignorance, but in truth and the authority given to us against the enemy of our soul, Satan. You are a constant reminder to evil that God is in charge. 
 
The law of truth is God; you are the light and salt of the earth, compelling others to follow His truth amid darkness. As a child of God, you have been given all the power and authority to trample down that evil serpent, crushing the head of Satan. 

~ You have been given the power and authority
​from the very throne of God. ~

Matthew 16:18–19 states, “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” I will give you, the church, the keys to the kingdom of heaven, and darkness will not stand in your way. Darkness respects the authority you exercise in Christ. ~ Richard

Copyright 2026. All Rights Reserved © Richard W. Wafford
Many of these lessons are in my new devotional book, “Warrior of the Cross, 40 Day Discipleship Challenge & Journal,” which grew out of my own experience of a time of darkness, desperation, and healing, and the hope I needed in Christ.