James 4:7&8 (MSG) - So let God work his will in you.
Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him scamper. Say a quiet yes to God and
he’ll be there in no time. Quit dabbling in sin. Purify your inner life. Quit
playing the field.
Sometimes the Message translation of the Bible just grabs
me. J
I love it. This is a familiar scripture to many of us – resist the devil and he
will flee, come near to God and He will come near to you. But in this
translation we are encouraged to yell a loud “NO!” to the devil and watch him
scamper. This idea of scampering gives us a visual of a fearful creature half
slinking and half running away. And rightfully so! God is the sovereign,
all-powerful, righteous Being. It makes perfect sense that the enemy should run
when the children of God are resisting him because it is by the power of this
almighty God that we are strong enough to do so. It is His presence within us
that causes the enemy to retreat in fear.
Will he return? Of course. His sole desire is to steal,
kill, and destroy. But we can, by the power of our precious and powerful
Father, resist him. And again and again and again, he will flee. And at the
same time, our precious and powerful Father never leaves nor forsakes us.
Praise God!
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