Tag: James 4:7

Copy This…

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So give yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will run away from you
James 4:7

A mimic is someone who copies the behaviour, speech or actions of another person. In the right setting this can be humorous & entertaining. But if we mimic the wrong thing or behaviour, we quickly pick up bad habits that become difficult to eradicate from our life. When we mimic the good then our life improves.

Today’s verse tells us to simply mimic God rather than the devil. It lets us know that when we do this, a very powerful thing happens: THE DEVIL RUNS AWAY FROM US. That’s right if you mimic God’s Word in your behaviour, the devil will RUN FROM YOU! Now this sounds like the perfect pastime to get involved in.

To be able to mimic someone we need to study them very closely. It’s very sad that some people are so good at mimicking the devil because the devil is all they’ve ever seen. We have God. When we surrender [or give ourselves] to God and start acting like His Word says the devil hightails it away from our lives.

This week let’s put running shoes onto the devil. Begin by finding just one verse in your Bible that you would like to activate in your life & then mimic [take on the same behaviour, speech & actions] as your verse says. In no time at all the devil will be running away from you and if you keep it up, he will not return.  

Press Back…

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I press on toward…
Philippians 3:14

Have you ever walked against the wind? As we press into the wind it resists us. It presses back on us. The harder we push, the greater it seems to press back against us. If we turn around and go with the wind it simply returns us to where we’ve already been. It may be easier to go with the wind but it won’t allow us to arrive at our destination. It won’t allow us to reach the place where we really need to be.

In today’s verse Paul talks about the necessity of pressing on, even when resistance is met. Anytime we do something in God that’ll build our future, the enemy automatically presses back. It’s just like walking against the wind. The more we press in the harder he presses back. He presses back against the prophetic words we’ve received. He presses back against the revelation, favor or promise we’ve decided to walk in. Anything we do in God causes the enemy to inevitably press back against it.

So why not be prepared? Why not expect the enemies press back whenever we push forward into our future in God. Let’s not allow it to surprise us again. Let’s not allow ourselves to be turned around & returned to our miserable pasts. Let’s press on & press in to the future of promise, hope & favor that God’s setup for us. When we don’t give up, give in or turn around, we inevitably enter the fullness of what God has prepared for us.

This week let’s make a decision to stand firm. Our future is so valuable that the enemy will try everything he can to gain control over it. So let’s put a stop to it by submitting to God & resisting the enemy [James 4:7]. The devil’s press back should cause us to press up into the higher things of God. The devil’s press back should cause us to reach greater heights than we ever thought possible. Don’t be pushed around… Stand firm instead!!!

Running Away…

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James 4:7 So give yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will run away from you

A mimic is someone who copies the behavior, speech or actions of another person. In the right setting this can be a humorous & entertaining pastime. If we mimic the wrong thing or behavior we quickly pick up bad habits that are difficult to eradicate from our life. But if we mimic the good then our life improves.

Today’s verse tells us to simply mimic God rather than the devil. It also lets us know that when we do this, a very powerful thing will happen: THE DEVIL WILL RUN AWAY FROM YOU. That’s right if you mimic God’s Word in your behavior, the devil will RUN FROM YOU! Now this sounds like the perfect pastime to get involved in.

To be able to mimic someone we need to study them very closely. Some people are so good at mimicking the devil because that’s all they’ve ever seen. This is very sad but it’s not the end. All we have to do is surrender [or give ourselves] to God and start acting like His Word says we should. In no time at all the devil will hightail it out of our life.

This week lets help put the running shoes on the devil. Find one verse in your bible that you would like to activate in your life & then mimic [take on the same behavior, speech & actions] as it says. In no time at all the devil will be running away from you and if you keep it up he’ll not return. This is a great victory to activate in our lives today.