“Resist the devil and he will flee” (James iv. 7).
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. This is a promise, and God
will keep it to us. If we resist the adversary, He will compel him to
flee, and will give us the victory. We can, at all times, fearlessly stand
up in defiance, in resistance to the enemy, and claim the protection of
our heavenly King just as a citizen would claim the protection of the
government against an outrage or injustice on the part of violent men. At
the same time we are not to stand on the adversary’s ground anywhere by
any attitude or disobedience, or we give him a terrible power over us,
which, while God will restrain in great mercy and kindness, He will not
fully remove until we get fully on holy ground. Therefore, we must be
armed with the breastplate of righteousness, as well as the shield of
faith, if we would successfully resist the prince of darkness and the
principalities in heavenly places.
Your full redemption rights
With holy boldness claim,
And to the utmost fulness prove
The power of Jesus’ name.