Draw Near to God James 4:7

7Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.


“Submit yourself to God.” That statement sounds good but how well do we actually do it? It is amazing that the Bible is so detailed in its wisdom. You see, it is not enough to resist the devil. In order to resist the devil, there is something that has to take place first! We must submit ourselves to God. It is not even possible to resist the devil and THEN submit ourselves to God… in order to have victory in our lives, we must first, submit ourselves to God and THEN… resist the devil.

When we submit ourselves to God, something happens in our heart. First of all, our way does not seem to be so important because God’s Way is The Way, which becomes our way. When my hand is firmly tucked into God’s Hand, and my walk is in the direction that God wants me to walk, then something happens… and it is this… God gets hold of our want to and changes that and all of a sudden we all start wanting the same things!

It is no problem to send the devil running when there is rejoicing in your heart and you have a song on your lips because He lives and we have committed ourselves to Him. Prayer and Bible Study are the best medicine that we have when it comes to spending time alone with God! That is what James is talking about when he says… “draw near to God and He will draw near unto you…. “

When we take the Bible and put its words in our mind that is commendable. However, God wants us to put those Words into our heart! The Holy Spirit is in the heart of every believer and His job is to teach us, to protect us, to help us remember things that He would have us say… in short, His purpose is for our lives to become so intertwined with His spirit that lives inside us that it is hard to tell the difference between where the Spirit leads and where we go!

When we draw near to Him, seeking His wisdom, He draws near to us giving us that wisdom to know what to do… so that we can be all that He so much wants us to be!

Submit… resist… and draw near to God through prayer and spending time with the Lord in His Word.