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His
Victory
Theologians tell a story
to illustrate how Christ's triumph presently benefits our lives: Imagine a city
under siege. The enemy that surrounds they city will not let anyone or anything
leave. Supplies are running low, and the citizens are fearful. But in the dark
of the night, a spy sneaks through the enemy lines. He has rushed to the city
to tell the people that in another place the main enemy force has been
defeated; the leaders have already surrendered. The people do not need to be
afraid. It is only a matter of time until the besieging troops receive the news
and lay down their weapons. Similarly, we may seem now to be surrounded by the
forces of evil -- disease, injustice, oppression, death. But the enemy has
actually been defeated at Calvary. Things are not the way they seem to be. It
is only a matter of time until it becomes clear to all that the battle is
really over.
Richard J. Mouw, Uncommon
Decency, pp. 149-150.