It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor.
Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on James 4:7 — “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
Why wave the white flag? The enemy advances against overwhelming odds. He is outnumbered and outmanned, a clearly beaten foe. And suddenly the victors jump up and run away. The war is lost without the enemy even being engaged. Often, that’s how Christians respond to Satan’s onslaughts. Instead of standing in the strength God supplies, they turn and run. No wonder Satan, the defeated adversary, rules nonetheless in so many hearts and homes. But it doesn’t have to be that way. A.B. Simpson offers encouraging commentary on one of James’ sentence sermons. “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” This is a promise, and God will keep it. If we resist our adversary, God will compel him to flee and will give us the victory. We can, at all times, fearlessly stand up in resistance to the enemy and claim the protection of our heavenly King, just as a citizen would claim the protection of the government against a violent man. At the same time, we are not to stand on the adversary’s ground anywhere by any attitude of disobedience, or we give him terrific power over us, which, while God will restrain in great mercy and kindness, He will not fully remove until we get fully on holy ground. Therefore, we must be armed with the breastplate of righteousness, as well as the shield of faith, if we would successfully resist the Prince of Darkness and the principalities in heavenly places. Christian, stand your ground. When Satan attacks you today, don’t run. Resist. Claim the promise of James 4:7 to put him on the run. Exercise both humility and courage in your fight against Satan. With those ingredients, plus the assurance of God’s assistance, victory is inevitable. After all, why lose a single battle to Satan when Christ has already won the war?
After you listen, go back and read James 4:1-12 for yourself — open your devotional to page 808, pull up the app, or grab your free copy at mindwolves.com/tfw. Let God speak to you directly, in your own time, in your own home.
A godly husband isn’t made in a day. Neither is a godly wife, a godly father, or a godly mother. They’re made in moments like this one — one verse, one choice, one day at a time.
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Grace and peace to you and your home.
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