“Submit yourselves…to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7). "We should never quote the last part of that verse without the first: submit yourselves to God. That alone is the basis upon which we, who are no match for Satan, can successfully resist him." Randy Alcorn
Once again I'm into the upside down kingdom. Resisting by submitting ... just seems all to wrong for words, at least until I look at the objects of the verbs. Resist the devil, submit to God ... like Randy Alcorn, one of my all-time favourite authors says, I am no match for Satan, in and of myself I can't even begin to resist him. It is when I submit myself to God ... when I place myself under the lordship of the Warrior King and operate under His authority that I can resist the devil.
So much of this walk of faith seems to come back to getting my eyes off of myself and keeping them focused on Him, the author and finisher of my faith.
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Hey Clinton, I love that you're highlighting this truth. I can't believe how slowly I take to learn it -- cause I'm still trying to remember it in a daily moment-by-moment kinda way.
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