Faith was the means that God created for the people of the New Covenant to connect with him now, just as He did in the days of the Old Testament. Through it, you can solve your problems, but not everyone saw and sees it that way. In the so-called gallery of heroes of faith, we see that they proved the value and usefulness of this blessing by acting out of faith (Hebrews 11). Jesus was the one who brought the revelation of its great value, teaching everyone to use it without fear and with full certainty (Mark 11.23). It speaks and it acts!

           Faith is granted by hearing the Word of God; then, if someone meditates on it, his heart will know that it is faith, for the Bible says: So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17). Backwards is better to understand: through the Word of God, you hear, understand and gain the certainty that what God has said belongs to you. Using faith, you are strengthened to break the enemy's chains!         

           Let's remember what I've already said several times. On the cross, Jesus died twice. The first was separation from His Father, with whom He was one. Upon receiving our transgressions and iniquities upon Himself, Christ was abandoned by the Father and exclaimed: And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me? (Matthew 27.46)? Spiritual death means complete separation from the Most High.

           Afterwards, when everything was upon Him, Jesus cried out to echo through eternity: So when Jesus had received the sour vine, He said, ‘It is finished.’ And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit (John 19:30). At that moment, He descended into the world of death and went straight to the devil's throne. The demons were celebrating with one another because, they thought, life and power belonged to them. But the Savior stripped them of their authority over humanity.

           The prophet Isaiah, in a vision given by the Spirit of God, contemplated Jesus' walk in the regions of death, saying: ‘I have trodden the winepress alone, and from the peoples no one was with Me. For I have trodden them in My anger, and trampled them in My fury; their blood is sprinkled upon My garments, and I have stained all My robes (Isaiah 63.3). There was no one with Christ, not even an angel, but He defeated Hell (Colossians 2:15). Hallelujah!

           Returning to the subject of justification by faith, which is one of the most important topics in the Bible, everyone can and should take on the blessing of being cleared of their debt before God. When this happens, your whole household also benefits, because they gain access to peace with the Lord by becoming one with the Father and the Son (Acts 16:31; Jn 17:21). The blessing you will receive is greater than you could ever have predicted. All is done (1 Corinthians 2:9).

           The conclusion is that the man who receives Christ into his life no longer owes anything to the devil, because he has become the righteousness of God by being redeemed from guilt. Therefore, accept the Lord's containment, being the blessing for which He has destined you. You will be respected in the spiritual world even by the forces of darkness. Being one with the Son and the Father, why should the forces of the evil one dare to go against you? Use the power of the Name of Jesus!

           In Christ, with love,

           R. R. Soares