The devil will flee from you if…!

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” (James 4:7)

Don’t get it wrong

Over the years, I have heard various Christians misquote the above verse. They simply say passionately, “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you!” But that’s incorrect! You can resist all day long as passionately as you want, and still the devil will not flee from you! Why is that so? Because there is one very critical ingredient that must not be left out! The answer is in the very first part of the verse, “Submit yourselves therefore to God.” That is what makes the rest of the verse work for you! It’s a simple, three-part formula: 1) Submit yourself to God; 2) Resist the devil. And 3) The devil flees from you!

Therefore

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,” (1 Peter 5:6

“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.” (Eph. 6:11)