Victory in the Victor!

Sin was our master—
We, its willing slave; (Rom. 6:20)
The ‘old man’ triumphant
‘Twixt birth and the grave.
Its deathknell sounded
As the veil was rent; (Matt. 27:51)
Christ died on the cross, (Rom. 5:8)
And sin’s fury was spent.

When He rose from the dead
Victorious o’er sin,
He offered new life (John 5:24)
To those of our kin.
He ascended to Heaven (Acts 1:9)
To the Father’s right hand; (Heb. 12:2)
There to seat us in glory, (Eph. 2:6)
Sin’s presence to remand.

In Christ we died to sin; (Rom. 6:11)
But sin—it did not die,
And through our personalities
For control it still does vie.
When by permission or deceit
Our wills it does enmesh, (Rom. 6:13a)
We have given reign
To an enemy called Flesh.

The ‘old man’ died with Christ, (Rom. 6:6)
But flesh (self) is with us still; (Gal. 5:17)
We accede to sin’s behest
In the domain of our will. (Rom. 6:12)
The flesh, too, is crucified—
Its affections and its lusts; (Gal. 5:24)
To bring its deeds to death, (Rom. 8:13)
The Cross again we trust! (2 Cor. 4:11)

Our Head’s in the heavenlies (Eph. 2:6)
And our feet on the Earth;
Our minds are renewed (Rom. 12:2)
To know our true worth. (Eph. 1:6)
Our talk is affected
By Christ our true Head; (Eph. 5:23b)
Our walk is affected (Gal. 5:25)
As by Him we are led. (Rom. 8:14)

Constant victory is promised (2 Cor. 2:14)
As in Christ we are placed; (1 Cor. 1:30)
It becomes our portion
As Self (flesh) is effaced.
As He lives His life (Gal. 2:20b)
Which only is meet,
His joy in us—our joy is full; (John 15:11)
In Him we are complete! (Col. 2:9,10)

Then, your life is hidden in God; (Col. 3:3)
And all spiritual blessings you gain; (Eph. 1:3)
Things of this world lose their pull,
And only things eternal remain. (Heb. 12;27)
Together we look for the blessed hope— (Titus 2:12,13)
And eagerly await that loud cry; (1 Thes. 4:16)
His coming back will be as He went, (Acts 1:11)
And we will meet Him in the sky! (1 Thes. 4:17)

Charles R. Solomon

Something to ponder...

I only have a second, but wanted to post something from a book I'm reading called "Handbook to Happiness" by Dr. Charles R. Solomon for my counseling training.

From the first chapter entitled " Experiencing the Cross of Christ."

"What I learned during those days in 1965 was that the experience of the Cross is an ongoing process. God allowed many things to come into my life, during those days and since, to contribute to my spiritual growth. I learned that we are all in the process of becoming in experience who we already are in Christ by position. Until we are one day with him, we will have to continue dealing with sin, in the world and in ourselves."

...we are all in the process of becoming in experience who we already are in Christ by position...WOW I like that!