“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
The Message Bible says: “So let God work his will in you. Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him scamper.”
The end result of this progression is that the devil will flee from you. One translation says he will flee from you as in terror. Why is that? We are no match for the devil’s trickery on our own. That’s why we must first submit ourselves to God. Then, as we resist the devil, it is Jesus, in us, resisting him.
As you yield your life to Jesus, when the devil is actually looking at you, he’ll see Jesus in you. The devil already has dealt with Jesus during His death, burial and resurrection and he wants no part of Jesus again.
Today I submit myself to God, I resist the devil, and he flees from me as in terror.
- Reading Plan A: Galatians 2
- Reading Plan B: 1 Corinthians 12
- Reading Plan C: Isaiah 1-3; Galatians 2
by Tim Davidson
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Word of Faith Church & Outreach Center
Called to the Body of Christ as a pastor and teacher, Tim Davidson pioneered Word of Faith Church in Bismarck in 1980. He served as its Lead Pastor for 35 years and now serves as Founding Pastor. Pastor Tim has pioneered 6 churches in North Dakota and now serves as Regional Director for Rhema Ministerial Association International. Teaching believers foundational truths from God's Word is his passion.
He has authored 3 yearly devotion books that are used both here and overseas to help believers become "rooted and grounded" in their faith.
God is now calling Pastor Tim to share the treasury of wisdom and knowledge God has given to him with other pastors and churches.