Friday, January 16, 2009

Day 13 of 21 Days of Fasting

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7

There are many powerful verses like this in the Word of God. We as Christians are familiar with them and often quote them during our prayer time. A problem we often face is that we will quote the latter part of the verse and totally forget the former! The verse does not read "Resist the devil and he will flee from you", we must first "submit ourselves, then, to God!" We have no power against the devil on our own strength. We are but mere people without the power of God. With the power of God, we are transformed into victorious beings. In order to have that power, we must submit to the authority of God and allow Him to guide our steps.

What does submit really mean?

sub·mit (sb-mt)

v. sub·mit·ted, sub·mit·ting, sub·mits
v.tr.
1. To yield or surrender (oneself) to the will or authority of another.
2. To subject to a condition or process.
3. To commit (something) to the consideration or judgment of another.

Wow, to submit means to yield and totally give the authority and will you have over your life to another! In order to resist the devil we must give our lives totally over to God. I believe, as the author of our devotion points out, that we must submit everything to God in order to have complete victory over the devil and his attacks. We can not afford to lose any ground in this spiritual battle and every area of our life that does not belong to God is a place that the devil may roam! Let us commit to God like never before. Let us submit everything at His feet. May we be the victorious creatures that God has created us to be. I urge you to seek God during your prayers and ask Him to reveal to you any areas of your life that He has not been invited. Life is too short and the devil is too cunning to not be totally submissive to God. After all, God wants the best for you. Would it not be an awesome life to one day lay down in perfect health and go to see the Father? May it be that way for all of us!
God Bless
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Paul LaRose currently serves as the Discipleship Ministries Director for the Kentucky District of the Assemblies of God. He is also Senior Pastor of New Harvest Assembly of God in Frankfort, Kentucky. His passion for discipleship and Christian education is made evident by the fruits of his ministry labor. Paul has been involved in two successful church plants. He served as the Associate Pastor at Harmony Tabernacle AG in Dallas, Texas planted in 2001 where he developed the Christian Education program from the ground up. He currently pastors New Harvest AG planted in 2002. New Harvest is one of the fastest growing AG church plants in the Kentucky District and provides a strong Discipleship and CE program for all those that attend. Paul has been working with the Kentucky School of Ministry in course development. He wrote the course work for the Youth Leaders Tract and is finishing the Children’s Workers Tract. These courses are being used in many of our Assemblies of God Schools of Ministry.