OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-FRIDAY-29/04/2016-OVERCOMING TRIALS 11-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
Memorise
Submit
yourself therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7
Read
James 4:7-10,
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the
devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Draw
nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and
purify your hearts, ye double minded.
9 Be
afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and
your joy to heaviness.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,
and he shall lift you up.
KJV
MESSAGE
Submitting to the perfect will of God is a
great weapon against trials and temptations. It is wisdom for us to submit to
the One who is our present help in time of trouble. Jesus Christ is our closest
ally in the battle of life. This is why those who do not have Him as their
personal Lord and Saviour are vulnerably disposed to sorrow, frustration and
death.
For us to enjoy the
support and the defence of our great Ally, Jesus Christ, Apostle James wrote to
say that we should submit ourselves to God, resist the devil and then he will
flee from us (James 4:7).
The Bible says that
pride goes before a fall. Many people fall into temptation because of pride.
This is why the scripture enjoins us to live soberly as we fight the good fight
of faith.
“For I say, through
the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of
himself more highly than he ought to think;
But to think soberly,
according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.”
Romans 13:3
Humility and sobriety are great instruments
of defence in the face of temptation. We are encouraged to humble ourselves in
the sight of God so that He can lift us up. Once we are lifted up above
principalities and powers, no temptation can floor us, because the Almighty is
our Ally. People easily fall prey to trials and temptations because of their
failure to live soberly. Over two thousand years ago. Apostle James gave us a
key to solving this problem. He wrote:
“But every man is
tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust
hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished bringeth
forth death.”
James 1:14-5
To overcome trials
and temptations, we must run to Jesus afresh today with sober hearts and
humility. He will come to our aids, just on time.
Action Point
Examine your life; see where
and how you have exposed yourself to trials and temptations and make amends
with the blood of Jesus Christ.
1st Kings 10-11,
Proverbs 17:1-14
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