Standing in Victory – The Assurance of Christ’s Triumph

“Having disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it” (Col. 2:15).

Victory is not something we strive for; it is something we stand in. Christ has already won the decisive victory at the cross. He has disarmed the rulers and authorities, stripping them of their power, making a public spectacle of them. In Christ, we do not fight for victory; we fight from victory. We are called to stand firm in the triumph He has already secured.

What does it mean to stand in victory? It means to live in the reality of what Christ has accomplished, to anchor our faith in the finished work of the cross, to walk in the confidence of our secured position, to resist every lie that says the battle is still undecided. It is to declare with Paul, “We are more than conquerors through Him who loved us” (Rom. 8:37).

Yet the call to stand in victory is not a call to complacency. The enemy has been defeated but not yet destroyed. His weapons have been stripped, but his schemes remain. We must stand vigilant, alert, and steadfast, knowing that our adversary still prowls like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour (1 Pet. 5:8).

Standing in the Victory of Truth: Jesus declared, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32). The first piece of armor in Ephesians 6 is the belt of truth — a belt that must be fastened tightly, holding everything together. The enemy will attempt to undermine the victory of Christ by distorting the truth, by twisting Scripture, by sowing seeds of doubt. But we stand in truth — not just any truth but the truth of the gospel. Christ is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6). His Word is truth (John 17:17). To stand in victory is to refuse to believe the enemy’s lies and to cling to what God has declared.

Standing in the Victory of Righteousness: Our righteousness is not our own; it is Christ’s. The breastplate of righteousness guards our hearts against the enemy’s accusations. Satan is the accuser of the brethren, the one who points to our sins and says, “Guilty!” But Christ has declared us forgiven, cleansed, and clothed in His righteousness. “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Cor. 5:21). We stand firm in the victory of righteousness, refusing to accept condemnation, refusing to carry the burden of guilt that Christ has already borne.

Standing in the Victory of Peace: The shoes of the gospel of peace provide firm footing in a world that is constantly shifting, shaking, and crumbling. Our peace is not circumstantial; it is positional. It is the peace that comes from knowing we are reconciled to God, that we are no longer enemies but beloved children. “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom. 5:1). We stand firm in that peace, refusing to be moved by the chaos and confusion of the world.

Standing in the Victory of Faith: The shield of faith is our defense against the fiery darts of the enemy, the accusations, the lies, the temptations. Faith is not wishful thinking; it is unwavering trust in God’s promises. It is the assurance that what Christ accomplished on the cross is final, unchanging, and irreversible. “This is the victory that has overcome the world , our faith” (1 John 5:4). We lift the shield of faith, quenching every fiery dart, declaring that Christ’s victory is our victory.

Standing in the Victory of Salvation: The helmet of salvation protects our minds from the enemy’s attacks against our identity and assurance. The enemy will whisper, “You’re not really saved. God hasn’t forgiven you. You’re still guilty.” But we stand firm in the victory of salvation, proclaiming that we are sealed by the Holy Spirit, that our names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, that we are kept by the power of God through faith (1 Pet. 1:5). We refuse to entertain the enemy’s lies, choosing instead to meditate on the truth of our secure position in Christ.

Standing in the Victory of the Word: The sword of the Spirit is our offensive weapon, the Word of God. It is the declaration of Christ’s victory, the proclamation of the gospel, the truth that pierces through every lie and deception. When Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, He wielded the Word, declaring, “It is written…” (Matt. 4:1-11). To stand in victory is to know the Word, to speak the Word, to pray the Word, to declare the Word, to hold fast to the Word. “For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword” (Heb. 4:12).

“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
    and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
    giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
    it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
    and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.

(Isa. 55:10-11)

Standing in the Victory of Prayer: Victory is not sustained without prayer. Prayer is the atmosphere in which we stand firm. It is our constant line of communication with our Commander, our source of strength, our place of refuge. We pray not for victory but from victory, declaring what Christ has already accomplished, resisting every lie, every scheme, every assault. “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance” (Eph. 6:18).

To stand in victory is to stand in Christ. It is to stand in His triumph, in His righteousness, in His peace, in His power. It is to stand firm, unmovable, unshakable, fully convinced that He who began a good work in us will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus (Phil. 1:6).

When Christ cried out, “It is finished,” He was not merely marking the end of His suffering.
He was announcing the end of the enemy’s ultimate claim over His people. Thus, the Christian stands not in trembling uncertainty but in blood-bought certainty.
Victory has been secured. The dominion of darkness has been broken. The grave has been robbed of its sting. The accuser has been silenced before the throne of God. When Paul exhorts us, “Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm,” (Eph. 6:13), he is not issuing a call to win the war. He is calling us to hold the ground already won by Christ.

This distinction is vital for the soul. We do not charge forward to conquer what has not yet been taken. We do not invent new strategies to defeat Satan afresh. We stand, firmly planted in Christ’s triumph, refusing to yield to the schemes and seductions that seek to make us forget the victory already ours. It is not our cleverness that wins the day, but our constancy. It is not our strength that secures the field, but our steadfastness in the One who has already secured it.

Therefore, beloved, stand firm. The enemy may roar, the battle may rage, the world may crumble, but the victory is already won. Christ has conquered. The cross has triumphed. Death has been defeated. Sin has been atoned for. And in Christ, we stand victorious, not because of who we are, but because of who He is. Stand firm, unyielding, unshakable, anchored in the victory of Christ, until the day when we see Him face to face and the battle is finally and forever over.

“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”
— Romans 8:37