Be Subject therefore to God; but Withstand the Devil
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Let's Pray:
Lord, we need Your wisdom to be aware of all his doings. Lord, destroy the enemy's work, the work of darkness, the work of the spiritual forces in the air. Bind all the evil spirits.
Be subject therefore to God; but withstand the devil, and he will flee from you.
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To be proud toward God is to side with God's enemy, the (devil); to be (humble) toward God, i.e., to be subject to God, is to withstand, i.e., to stand against, the (devil). This is the (best) strategy for fighting God's enemy; it always causes him to flee from us.
The flesh implied in v. 1, the world in v. 4, and the (devil) here are the three major enemies of the believers. They are related to one another: the flesh is against the (Spirit), the world is against (God), and the devil is against (Christ). The flesh indulges in pleasures by loving the world, and the world usurps us for the devil. This annihilates God's eternal (purpose) in us.. (See James 4:7 note 2, note 3)