Resist The Devil

Resist The Devil "Submit yourselves then to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7 Several weeks ago a friend send me a funny story about a man and his experience at the zoo, which I want to share with you. A man was looking at the cage of a ferocious looking lion when an attendant entered the cage through a door on the opposite side. He had nothing in his hands but a broom. Carefully closing the door, he proceeded to sweep the floor of the cage." The man observed that the worker had no weapon to ward off an attack by the beast. In fact, when he got to the corner of the cage where the lion was lying, he poked the animal with the broom. The lion growled at him and then lay down in another corner of the enclosure. The man remarked to the attendant, "You certainly are a brave man." "No, I ain't brave," he replied as he continued to sweep. "Well, then, that lion must be tame." "No," came the reply, "he ain't tame." "If you aren’t brave and the lion isn't tame, then I can't understand why he doesn't attack you." The man chuckled, then replied with an air of confidence, "Mister, he's old - and he ain't got no teeth." We should be like the attendant, as he knew that lion couldn’t hurt him. Satan also may seem ferocious, he can make a big ruckus, fussing and growling all he wants, but when you keep your eyes focused on God, he cannot harm you. Making God first in your life, following His commandments, and letting the Holy Spirit guide you in your daily life is all you need to keep Satan at bay. Just remember that If God is for you, who can be against you. Let Satan roar all he wants to roar, but understand that he also has no teeth, and can't hurt you, when God is with you, as God will protect you from the temptations and the snares of Satan. As the scripture above says, with God's help you can resist the devil and he will flee from you. Robert W. Brock My Daily Devotional Volume Seven August 9