Psalm 20:6 Now this I know: The Lord gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand. (NIV)

We have been speaking of our sin nature and now it is time to direct our attention to combating that sin nature so that it will no longer run and ruin our lives. The first rule of combat is to know you enemy and the battle field.

Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

It is a spiritual battle and the spirit abides in your heart once you have accepted Christ as the Lord of your life. Note closely in Psalm 20:6 that the victory is given to the Lord and He answers from His throne with the power of His right hand. Our claim to victory is in Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:37-39 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The only question remains is how we obtain this victory over our personal sin nature which manifests itself in our human bodies. How do we win this battle within ourselves?

Mark 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

First and foremost, love God with all you got.

1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Sin is relentless, it just doesn’t go away. This sin nature we were born with is still with us. The difference is in this, while we still have the capacity to sin, we no longer have the inclination to sin.

Romans 7:18-19 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

Matthew 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Philippians 1:11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

Jeremiah 14:3 And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.

A vessel void of living waters is a vessel of shame.

Jeremiah 2:13 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

John 7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

We, who are His, have the capacity for sin but lack the inclination. Our desire is for Him.