Monday the 5th

James 4:7

⁷Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

The devil will flee….and why wouldn’t he. His war was lost the day that Christ rose from the dead. As a result forgiveness, and salvation are ours for the taking. The offer is there everyday. Yet the world keeps the devil around. We feed him, we encourage him, and we entertain him. Many walk right into his snares everyday. Why would people do that? Because it is the easy path to take. Don’t want to take responsibility? Lie. Don’t want to work for what you want? Steal. Want people to think well of you when your actions don’t deserve it? Deceive. Why would the devil give up? Even knowing that he cannot win the war? One soul. One soul at a time is all he is hunting. There is record of hundreds of people coming to Christ as a group, at revivals, Church events, youth ministries. They walk in unbelievers, or skeptics, and leave changed forever soldiers of Christ. The devil never gets that. He is relegated to searching out the lost soul one at a time. It is your choice how you handle him when he comes to call…..and he does make personal visits. If you submit to God, then the devil has lost, oh he might hang around and tempt you a little, but he will not stay, he will move on to easier prey, after all his time is short, and he know it! Will you offer up yourself to the devil “just this once”, “no one will know”, “it is not really cheating”…..whatever the choice, it is yours to make. Will you sell yourself, and the Lord out for a temporary victory? Will you lie down with the world and back bite? Or will you choose to submit, will you choose to be the example of a child of God? We are more than conquerors, we are bound for glory far better than anything that this world holds. Do not allow the devil a foothold in your heart, reject him, his lies, and his temptation. Live your life as a beacon of hope, and love. Submit and radiate the love of the Lord. Let your life be reflective of the family you are a part of with God as your Father, and Christ as your brother….do that, and the devil does not stand a chance.

Peace,

Brian