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James 4:7 So submit to [the authority of] God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him] and he will flee from you. (Amplified) 

 

Submit GK - to place or rank under, to subject, mid. to obey

 

Not only understand that you must obey his commands as being under his authority but also you must realize that under his authority you have his authority. Yes we obey his commands and by doing so we are now under the order and correct line of operating under his power and authority. whew that was a lot of words…

Let me put it this way: Due to the fact that you obey his authority and power he now allows you to operate under his authority and power. 

 

ASK YOURSELF A HARD QUESTION… really truly why would satan run from us?

The word there “Flee” GK - escape, run from danger, vanish, 

BUT WHY? We see in culture, movies and even in some churches that there is a healthy and unhealthy fear of satan and his demonic forces… and yet he will run from us? WHY?

Because once we understand that we have the power and authority of God - he don’t wanna mess with the fire of God.

 

But there is one more element here we miss - the word resist… hmmmm interesting word. 

Resist GK - strongly opposes and publicly stand against.

Can you take a beating on social media and still keep your public resistance against satan?

Can you speak the truth in the public eye, lets say at work, school, town hall meetings, in the grocery store, in front of a packed out group of millennials, your neighbors… 

I am still amazed at the people who say they are Christians who fold under the pressure of the world. I posted something months ago regarding the Roe vs. Wade turn over and my comments blew up… not by non-christians… though there were some who commented by mostly by supposedly christians who took the side of the world. They openly ridiculed me, chastised me, belittled me and mocked me… AND EVEN doubting my claim to being a Christian… how could I be so cold hearted… I even had a cousin comment something like “my heart breaks as think of the 11 year old girl who feels the flutter of a fetus in her stomach but can’t get an abortion”….

And a lot of people fold… they can’t take the pressure of those comments… we’ll guess what skippy- I say bring it on because I will not flee, I will resist so that the devil flees.And when the devils seems to have set up his shop of “your life gonna suck” in your front yard, it won’t surprise me. You didn’t resist.

 

See what we don’t see here is the idea of standing against satan in our closet, all alone, making no waves. Satan does not care if we quietly oppose him… but when we take a stand, make a stink in the eyes of the world and do not move… he runs!  yes we do it in love, but we do also do it loud and unwavering. 

 

James 4:7 So submit to [the authority of] God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him] and he will flee from you.

It aint easy, but it sure is powerful!