Friday Devotion - Dec 19, 2025

Day 5: Living From Victory
Reading: Romans 8:31-39; 1 Corinthians 15:54-57

The Magi brought myrrh—an embalming agent foreshadowing Jesus' death. But death wasn't the end. "Because He lives, you will live also." You're not striving toward victory; you're living from one already accomplished. Christ died, was buried, rose again, and now lives to intercede for you. The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you. Stop trying to work your way into rooms you're already in. Your access to God isn't based on effort but on Jesus' finished work. This transforms everything—you don't worship to earn God's favor but because you already have it. You don't serve to become righteous but because you've been made righteous. Today, shift from striving to abiding. Let Christ's resurrection power fuel your posture and pursuit. You are not waiting for God to move—He already has. Now live accordingly.