thank God that i could be roused from my slumber pretty much on schedule this morning.
and thank God that the Holy Spirit showed me,
"Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." - James 4:7
a chili padi Scripture: short but powerful.
and this is what it's about.
don't we all want to have VICTORY over the devil and his irritating deceptions lies temptations?
there are 2 steps to take, but which require some deal of mastering:
O N E : submit yourselves to God.
T W O : resist the devil.
many of us try to resist the devil but end up failing. and then disheartened.
WHAT went wrong?
we forgot to submit ourselves to God first.
3 principles. (in sequential order)
O N E : none of u.
T W O : all of God.
T H R E E : oppose the devil.
a n d : he will flee. confirm. guarantee plus chop.
WHY will it work?
if we think we can triumph over the devil and his temptations alone, we are fools.
Jesus has won the devil before. so let the reigning champion foil the devil's schemes again!
oppose also means to not dwell on the temptations. once we entertain those thoughts we will be sucked into slavery. because we are fleshly.
so remember once again: noneofu, allofGod, opposethedevil! and flee he will.
yay! hurray! VICTORIOUS WE FIGHT!
Jesus win liao! scared for what!
comeon, sms ur friend beside u: noneofu, allofGod, opposethedevil!!!
APPLICATION: the next time i feel tempted, firstly i will pray and submit my being TOTALLY to him. body, will, actions, everything. i will not rely on myself to resist. i will just be at ease and put away those temptatious thoughts while Jesus chases the devil away. far away.
VICTORY before the battle!
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