The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

— Matthew 4:16

Darkness has ruled over mankind since the fall of Adam, but when Jesus came and shed His own blood, darkness was defeated. You no longer have to live a life of bondage to the curse or to circumstances. You have been translated out of one kingdom into another. In this new kingdom you have a new King – Jesus Christ, who now dominates in your life. He has given you life and life more abundantly. As you learn to obey and yield to your new King, you will start to prosper in your life! His goal is that you prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers. This will happen as your soul comes out of darkness into the light through knowledge of the Word of God. The more light you allow in, the more darkness you will be free of. Take the apostle Paul’s advice to Timothy as advice to you from God: “study to show yourself approved.”

For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.— Romans 5:17

In this new kingdom, you have redemption. You have been plucked out of bondage, out of a life of defeat, and translated into a life of victory. You have gone from victim to victor, from the tail to the head, from being under to being over. There was an immediate positional change for you in the Spirit. Unless your mind becomes renewed to your new position, potential, and place in God, you will live in darkness, even though you have been delivered and redeemed. Why not take advantage of what Jesus paid for on the cross and start to live as a person who has been redeemed and delivered? Today, remind yourself of what Romans 5:17 says: “I now rule and reign in this life.”

...for there is no difference: for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation [mercy seat] through faith in His blood,

— Romans 3:22b - 25a

Your redemption and deliverance from evil and darkness was not because of what you did; it was a result of the Blood – the precious blood of Jesus. We sing in our services, “there is power in the Blood, wonder-working power,” but just to sing it is not enough. You need to get a revelation of what the Blood has provided in your life. You are redeemed by the Blood, justified by the Blood, made nigh to God by the Blood, protected by the Blood, given every promise of God – by the Blood! Let the power of His blood be more than just a song to you; let it be a reality that you live in daily! The Blood has delivered and redeemed you – so live delivered and redeemed!

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.— I John 1:6, 7

The starting point to living a life of deliverance and redemption is to know that the Blood has provided you with the forgiveness of sins. You cannot live in guilt, condemnation, or in religious works to cover your own sins, and live in the kingdom of God. The sin problem has been settled! Your sin problem has been settled! Your sins have been purged, removed as far as the east is from the west from you, and have been cast into the sea of forgetfulness. Not only that, but the old sinner has passed away--been killed--at the cross, so you can start fresh as a new creation. Stop thinking about and focusing on sin and failure and start to think about and meditate on your redemption and deliverance. If you sin, confess it and forget about it. He is faithful and just to forgive and cleanse you from it. Learn to walk in the light as He is in the light – in perfect fellowship with Him, because you have the forgiveness of sins.