Submit to Resist

Happy Sunday everyone,

Are you aware that the devil has no right or power to touch you? This is because Jesus has disarmed him of all his powers, (ref.: Colossians 2:15), he is completely powerless, the thing he has is just deceit by speaking lies to Man, and these lies have been causing a lot of chaos in the world today. These lies are broadcasted and Man believes and carries out things based on the lies he heard. But you can keep the devil from being around you the moment you notice his presence [because he is not omnipresent]. You can see that in Jesus as He rebuked the devil when He noticed the devil’s presence around Him in Peter which would have caused a negation to the truth, (ref.: Matthew 16:21-23). Just the way Jesus rebuked the devil is the way we are meant to rebuke or resist the devil. But is it just like that?

James 4:7 says, “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” Many of us just read the second part of James 4:7 which says we should resist the devil and he will flee. What most of us fail to read is the first part of James 4:7. There must be submission to God/Jesus first before you can resist the devil, and why is this important? It is important because it is only at the name of Jesus that the devil can be resisted and by no other means. To submit is to come under the authority or Lordship of a thing or person, and in this case, submission is coming under the Lordship of Jesus. The good thing about this is that you become a joint heir with Jesus, (ref.: Romans 8:17), where you receive 100% authority that Jesus has, still under His Lordship.

The verse before James 4:7 tells us that God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. By being humble, it means dropping your claims of knowledge and allowing Jesus fill you with His by being led by the Holy Spirit, and this is by grace to have the mind of Christ, (ref.: 1 Corinthians 2:16). This process of humility is also a submission to God. It is only then that you can resist the devil that he would flee from you. And of course, having the Holy Spirit living in you would allow you to have the Spirit of discernment, which allows you to recognise the devil easily, just as Jesus recognised the devil speaking through Peter. We must not be carried away, we must be on the alert to resist the devil, but most importantly we must meditate on the word of God day and night to strengthen our Spirit man which is a sign of humility.

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)