Resisting The Enemy

James 4:7 “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
There are all kinds of temptations and thoughts that can be very tempting. We have to understand the devil uses these carnal things to tempt you, to try to get you ensnared by one of these devices. So, we need to understand the underlying lust of these things comes from the devil. But, there is good news, we can overcome these temptations through Christ. As a new Christian I learned from this scripture if I would stay in resistance to the devil and his devices, that I could overcome anything. It is really pretty simple, resist the devil and he will flee. You have to have the attitude that you are not just going to try this, but you are not going to give up. If the enemy sees that you are half heartily resisting he will stand his ground until you give into his temptation. But, it is when he sees you are determined not to give in to his temptation, he will then turn and flee.
One thing we need to understand, we are not to try and resist the devil using just our own strong wills. If you do you will find out that you are not strong enough to resist the devil in your own strength. No, this scripture say’s for us to submit to God. We need his amazing grace. By his grace we can stand against the devil and resist him. You know, this scripture says that the devil will flee from you when you resist him. This indicates that when the devil sees a Christian standing and resisting temptation, he sees someone empowered by God and flees away with terror. Take your place in Christ and resist the devil and he will flee.