Submit to God, resist the devil and he will flee from you. - James 4:7
As believers, we face so many obstacles that can take us away from
serving the Lord. We have thoughts that control us, wants that consume
us and feelings that move us. Because none of us were born understanding
God’s ways, our natural inclinations work against living out a
Spirit-filled life. Coming to Christ means that we lay aside our natural
inclinations and ask the Lord to fill us with His wisdom instead. That
process is known as submitting. To submit means to be under obedience.
So we take what we want to do, what we feel is right to do and what we
think is best and tell the Lord that we want His Will instead. Waiting
on God and trusting Him begins.
To resist the devil means that, after we have submitted to God, we go
to the Word of God to counteract our thoughts, feelings and wants. The
devil is fully aware of who we are and how we think. As a result, he
uses our desires to entice us to keep from submitting. We start
questioning the love of God and His motivation. We begin to fear and
hold on to our thoughts, feelings and wants, instead of trusting and
letting go. We have to realize that the devil is alive and well. His
desire is to use your fleshly desires against you so that you sin
against God.
Jesus resisted the devil by the Word of God. Now, if the Living Word,
Jesus, needed to speak forth the written Word, the Bible, to resist the
devil and have him flee, how much more do we need to submit to God in
this pattern also? Trust Him; in faith speak forth and pray the Word of
God. Believe Him, submit to Him and the devil will flee from you. It is a
promise–God’s promise!
Our mission is to evangelize
the lost and awaken the saved to live empowered lives by the Work of God
and His Holy Spirit. Daily Disciples Ministries makes a difference for
the kingdom of God by teaching and training believers how to be in God's
Word, how to pray and how to walk with Jesus every day, as His daily
disciple.
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