Draw Near To
God,
And He
Will Draw Near
To You
Submit yourselves therefore to God.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw
near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you
double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned into
mourning and your joy into dejection. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he
will exalt you.
Satan’s schemes always begin with a
lie, a false lead, a subtle twist to the truth, which
if acted on will tear us away from God. His proposals rarely seem evil, because
our minds are repelled by obvious evil. More often
they come disguised as good. Satan adds a trace of grace and beauty to every
lure, lest we recognize its deadly nature. It is easy to be taken in.
When the devil
strikes,
strike back with the
Word of God.
Our Daily
Bread –