A Daily Devotion for Wednesday, January 10
- ontrakk
- Jan 10, 2024
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James 4:7-8
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
The word submit seems to me less permanent and less complete than surrender. But I may be splitting hairs. Surrender is permanent. Have I surrendered myself, intentionally, to God? I feel I may fall short here. If I have surrendered to Him completely, there is no willing return to sin. I have, my entire life, admired those who have publicly lived their Christian faith, in a way that is impossible to miss. At the same time, that does not seem to describe my life. Is that even possible for me?
Holy Lord, I know you are in control, and I know I am yours. Am I holding back from total surrender? Help me to understand. Amen
Becky, transforming
James 4:7-8
So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come close to God, and God will come close you you. Wash your hands you sinners, purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.
Humble yourselves. Submit or Surrender. To be humble is to be submissive. To be submissive is to accept authority and to surrender is to give yourselves up. I think the Message sums it up well—So LET God work his will in you. Yell a loud NO to the devil. If we simply LET God in our lives and try to live by his words, we can conquer the devil and, thereby, live as God wishes.
Surrender
January 10th, 2023
James 4:7-8
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
I think one of the best ways to surrender to God is to be honest with him. God is not scared of my issues or my doubts. He isn’t shocked by where I am or where I’ve come from. I think we need to be open and real with God as we walk through our stuff with him. When I feel like I need to surrender to God, I am usually facing tough things or complicated choices. I…
James 4:7-8
When I submit to God, I gain the strength and freedom to resist the devil. Satan is persistent, however. He flees when confronted with the power of God, but waits for moments of vulnerability to sew seeds of doubt and make ethical or moral shortcuts attractive. Pure evil knows no bounds and observes but one rule. He is powerless before God. This is all the more reason for my complete submission to God. With it I am equipped with the full armor of God to effectively deflect the inevitable attacks of the evil one.
Prayer - Mighty and merciful God, I submit to Your power and majesty for I know with that submission comes the benevolence and protection…
James 4:7-8
This reminds me of the hymns “Trust and Obey” cause there’s no other way! However that’s where the devil comes in the doubt in questioning things asking why and submitting to Gods way, this is confusing to me wash my hands and purify my heart. I’ve gone through some tough roads so I know the devil is sitting there and tempting me I just need to let go and let God
Dear good and gracious God, thank you for all you do in my life and please help me to understand how wash my hand and purify my heart, and help me with the confusion or frustration to Trust and Obey, because I do need your help. Amen
thank you for sharing your good insight between submit and surrender!