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“Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7).
We have been comparing the devil to mice, in the way that he invades our lives. The Lord Jesus showed us a good example of our verse for today, when the devil met Him in the wilderness and tempted Him. You can read about this in Matthew chapter 4. The Lord Jesus, as God, could easily have commanded Satan to go away, but this would not have helped us. We do not have the power to do this. But the Lord Jesus simply quoted the Word of God to Satan, and he was totally defeated. He resisted the devil, and Satan went away.
It will be the same in our lives, if we remember what the Word of God says. There is an answer in the Bible for every temptation that Satan brings before us. However, in order to do this, we must be familiar with the Bible, and this is why it is so important to read it every day. Then we become familiar with God’s Word, and the Spirit of God is able to bring it to our remembrance when we need it. In this way the devil will not be able to overcome us, because he cannot resist the Word of God. He will leave us alone if we use God’s Word.
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