“Submit yourselves therefore to God, Resist the devil and he will flee from you” (James 4:7).
I read over a few commentaries and found the phrase that best describes the first part of our verse. It is found in the words, “unconditional surrender.” It is emptying ourselves of self and laying everything at the feet of Jesus. If we truly do this, it will be much easier to resist the devil when he tempts us to do wrong. The basic problem is if we don’t have a close relationship with the Lord, we are easy prey for devil. We find ourselves unable to defend ourselves. If we do our best to stay in the will of God, the devil has to flee. We can lead victorious lives knowing God is with us to help fight the forces of evil.
We will begin our November study on humility next week, so we can include devotionals for the PreThanksgiving Week of Prayer, November 12-16.
Sue Winchester
Missouri
PRAY TOGETHER: Pray for Sally Wilcox as she leads Texas Women Active for Christ.
