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

You can resist him. You can resist the devil and all of his tactics. You can resist all of his schemes. Whatever he is attempting to bog down your mind with, or trying to use to get you to lose hope about, push back the wicked one. Submit to God, standing firm against him.

Submitting to God’s authority for us sometimes means to walk in the authority He’s given us. We aren’t to allow ourselves to be pushed around, but we stand firm on God’s truth, and watch the enemy will run. Jesus, greater One, lives in you. Even in rough moments when you have to press sometimes, you still take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. Like unwanted mail, refuse to receive what the enemy is dropping off at your doorstep concerning everything that pertains to you. God will perfect what concerns you. God will come through for you.

Prayer: Father, You are fighting all my battles. I submit to Your authority and what You say about me.I release my concerns to you by faith, and I resist the wicked one. I do not receive his lies. I will not just survive, but I will thrive! I thank You for helping me walk in my authority in Christ and the devil has the flee! In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Study: Psalm 138:8, 2 Corinthians 10:4-6, 1 John 4:4