"Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." James 4.7
What good is it to surrender your life to God and forget about the devil, thinking that he will do the same?
Those who are born of the Spirit not only resist the devil, but they also advance against him to see free those that are trapped in his claws.
"Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain."John 12.24
The price of having a new life in the Lord Jesus is death. The death of sin.
Those who want to be born of water and the Holy Spirit must die to sin.
Is it possible to live in sin and in the presence of God at the same time?
Either you give up your sinful life to live a new life or you will remain alone.
"Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully."Psalm 24.3-4
Only a definite and applied faith can enable mankind to come before God's presence.
The Law of faith transforms the unrighteous sinner into a righteous saint before the Almighty Lord.
Otherwise, there is no salvation for their soul.
"...let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water."Hebrews 10.22 NASB
You can be covered in sins, but your sincerity along with faith can open the door to the Throne of the Almighty.
It will not be automatic. You must come before Him, to then ask, be heard and answered.
"The Lord your God will make you abound in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your land for good... if you obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul."Deuteronomy 30.9-10
All Divine promises depend on listening to the Voice of God.
The Voice of God is the voice of rational faith. This kind of faith comes from the obedience and practice of His Word.
This is the requirement for the fulfillment of His promises.
"The God of my father was my help and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh."Exodus 18.4
Abraham was obedient and faithful to the Lord.
His son, Isaac inherited the same quality of faith. And when he found himself before Pharaoh, he called out to his father's God and was delivered.
When they are wise, parents follow the same example. They give priority to the Christian faith of the Bible to educate their children. This will guarantee protection and success.
"You have been weighed in the balances and found wanting"
Daniel 5.27
Where else would God weigh man's will and intentions, if not in the heart?
Because it is constantly being tested, it is necessary to keep watch over it at all times.
Watch and pray so that you do not fall into temptation.
