NETTIE-ISM: RUN AWAY

 NETTIE-ISM: Most mornings a Bible verse is brought to my remembrance; the Holy Spirit gives me a word. I often share the verse or the “word” associated with the verse on Facebook. Today I decided to elaborate on it.

JAMES 4:7 KING JAMES VERSION

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 

I have to admit, for some reason I interpreted this verse as the Believer running from the Devil. Perhaps because I have heard many sermons about fleeing sin? But the opposite is true: I am, the Believer is to, resist the Devil and the Devil will run away from me- or you the Believer.

The first step is to submit to GOD. Many individuals are not submitted to Him, believing and allowing Him to order your steps is not the same.  Jesus must have lordship over your life.

2 TIMOTHY 3:1-5 KING JAMES VERSION 

1) This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2) For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3) without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4)traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5) having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 

According to James 4:7,  Satan should be running from you! In 2 Timothy 3 we see the ways of the world, turn your back on this foolishness! Reject the ways of the world. But how can we when the ways of the world have infiltrated many of the churches? 

                                                     written by Marsha L F Randolph

NETTIE-OLOGY /NETTIE-ISM reflects the opinions of and is the soul property of the author MARSHA L F RANDOLPH. All rights reserved- do not use without permission. Disagreeing with what is written is not offensive to the author a disagreeable comment will be deleted. 

SCRIPTURES QUOTED ARE AS CITED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF:

Holy Bible: King James Version WORDsearch CROSS e-book. 

Strong, James. Strong's Concordance. Austin, TX: WORDsearch, 2007. WORDsearch CROSS e-book. 

Strong, James. Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary. Austin, TX: WORDsearch Corp., 2007. WORDsearch CROSS e-book. 

All OTHER with the help of BIBLEGATEWAY https://classic.biblegateway.com/