Date: Thursday, 26th September, 2024
Text: James 4:7-8
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
There are so many battles we face in life; some are visible while the others are invisible. Some take place in the physical realm while others take place in the spiritual. Darkness contends with the Light; unrighteousness battles with righteousness; lies and heresy struggle with the truth of God’s word.
You lack the spiritual resources to fight because we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places- Ephesians 6:12.
These are forces whose full-time job is to see to it that you are cut off from the life of Christ in God. They are all out to ensure you live in disobedience so that you can receive the same judgement they have received.
They will sponsor some evil thoughts into your heart. How you will know that they are evil is that those thoughts will be bring doubts into your minds and cause you to question the truth of God’s word. That was the same strategy the serpent used against Eve in the Garden of Eden. The devil started by asking, “Did God really say…?” By asking this question, a seed of doubt was successfully sown in the heart of Eve- Genesis 3:1.
The plan of the Evil One is to make you lose faith in God so that you can detest anything godly. Ultimately his assignment is to make you lose heaven and land in the everlasting lake of fire originally created for the devil and his angels- Matthew 25:41
Whether you win or lose depends on whose side you are. But there is an obvious truth- you can’t win the devil if you fight alone. If you must win you need to submit yourself to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double minded- James 4:7-8. Victory will be yours in Jesus name.
Reflective Nugget: If you must win, submit yourself to Christ and victory will be yours in Jesus name.