God's Message of Victory

Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for the lusts of  men, but for the will of God.

1Peter 4: 1-2

The cross takes care of the past.  The cross takes care of the flesh.  The cross  takes care of the world with its lusts and boastful pride.  The cross is God's means of victory. It is also the path of ministry.

"Just A Moment With  You God"
Kay Arthur