Submit To God And Then Resist The Devil

             Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you - James 4:7.

Submit to God

             We cannot resist the devil unless we submit ourselves to God completely. It is important to submit all the areas of our life to God and place under His authority. Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you - Job 22:21. Submitting to one another in the fear of God - Ephesians 5:21. Let us humble ourselves and draw near to God. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you - James 4:8.

Resist the devil

              After submitting ourselves to God, let us recognize and resist the devil with the whole armor of God by being steadfast in the faith. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith - 1 Peter 5:8.9. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil - Ephesians 6:11. We can overcome the devil by the blood of the lamb and the word. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death - Revelation 12:11.

Claim the victory

            Let us claim the victory with the authority that God has given us and the devil will flee away from us. He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world - 1 John 4:4. No weapon formed against you shall prosper - Isaiah 54:17. Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you - Luke 10:19. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ - 1 Corinthians 15:57.                                         

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We submit all the areas of our life to You. Help us to resist the devil by putting on the whole armor and claim the victory. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.