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A Daily Devotional About resisting temptation… James 4:7 Submit
yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come
near to God and he will come near to you. (NIV) You are involved in a war. The war is for your soul and where your soul spends eternity. In the war for your soul you can make decisions and take actions. In the war for your soul, one of your objectives should be the total defeat and annihilation of personal temptation. To win the war for your soul, you must recognize Satan uses temptation to hurt you and destroy you. If you cave in to temptation without ever putting up resistance, you can die an early death, go to prison, hurt or kill others, and leave a trail of pain and chaos in your life. Resisting temptation is possible. Resisting temptation is doable. You can resist temptation by seeing Satan's purpose for temptation. God has given you the power to resist and stop temptation. One of your most powerful weapons in the war for your soul is surrendering all you have and all you are to Christ. When you are tempted, kneel at the foot of His cross in humility. When you are tempted, kneel at the foot of His cross in humble contrition and godly sorrow. |
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