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Apostle Dr. Richard Udoh
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
RESIST THE DEVIL!
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
James 4:7 (KJV)
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The phrase “resist the devil” is found in James 4:7 where the apostle James exhorts believers to resist the devil in order to cause him to flee or “run away” from us. To resist means to withstand, strive against, or oppose in some manner. Resistance can be a defensive maneuver on our part, such as resisting or withstanding the temptation to sin. Or it can be an action we take to use the only offensive weapon in the full armor of God (Ephesians 6:13-18), the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God.
The scripture says, submit to God, resist the devil and he will flee, this simply means the only way to resist the devil is to submit to God. Giving God our absolute attention and time. Why will resistance cause the devil to flee? Because he knows he cannot have victory over us if we are prepared to do battle against him. As mentioned before, the Bible assures us that we need only put on the full armor of God to be fully protected from evil and to actively resist it. There is nothing more frightening to Satan than a believer who is fully equipped with spiritual armor, beginning with the “helmet of salvation,” which protects our minds, and the “breastplate of righteousness,” which protects our hearts because it is the righteousness of Christ.
We have been giving authority by Christ Jesus, therefore, we must endeavor to put the devil under our feet. Luke 10:19 “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you for the authority I enjoy in you, I submit to You wholeheartedly and I resist the devil in Jesus name, Amen.
Further Reading: 2 Tim 1:7 (KJV) “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”1 John 4:4 (KJV) “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”
Read through the Bible: Esther 4 & Acts 27
