Devotionals
When the devil is hot on your trail to poison your witness, to do you in, to antagonize you, God has the antidote! It is found in His Word: SUBMIT AND RESIST!
James 4:17
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
Reference:
2 Chronicles 33:12-13 Now when he we in affliction, he implored the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, and prayed to Him; and He received his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God.
Psalm 32:5 I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.
Hebrews 12:9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?
Ephesians 4:27 Nor give place (an opportunity) to the devil.
1 Peter 5:8-9 Be sober (self-controlled), be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.
Want to put the devil on the run? The Bible tells us exactly how. It sounds so simple when you read the words "resist the devil and he will flee from you." Just like that. Many times we read this phrase and claim victory, but there is another part that we often overlook: Submit to God!
Submission to God is to recognize His omnipotent sovereignty and act accordingly. A spirit of submission is a spirit of obedience and humility. There is no room for pride. Pride is evident when we strive with our Maker to do things our way instead of His.
To submit to God is to surrender our lives to Him, to relinquish our wills to His will. This is accomplished through obedience to Him. He then gives us the strength, the will and wisdom to resist the devil, when he comes around like a roaring lion. If we attempt to do this on our own, without submission to God, we will go down; then we will be at the revenge of the devil. He cannot touch Jesus Christ, so he takes it out on His children. Nothing pleases him more than to bring us down and tarnish our witness
Ask God to help you today to remain submissive to Him. Then when the devil comes prowling around, stand on God’s Word, give him your testimony of obedience, and put him on the run! You have the authority of God’s very Word that you will have the victory! SUBMIT AND RESIST!
c. 2001 Deborah Donner
(submitted on my BD:August 25)
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Deborah, Oh! Yes! Resist and submit. It take the two! Blessings, Rita
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