Resist the Devil

James 4:7-8
Submit yourselves therefore to Yahuwah.  Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.  Draw near to Yahuwah and he will draw to you.  Cleanse your hands you sinners and purify your hands you double minded

Since all wars and fightings come from the corruptions of our own hearts, it is right to mortify those lusts that war in the members. Wordly and fleshly lusts are distempers, which will not allow content or satisfaction.  Sinful desires and affections stop prayer, and the working of our desires toward Yahuwah.  And let us beware that we do not abuse or misuse the mercies received, by the disposition of the heart when prayers are granted.  

When men ask of Yahuwah prosperity, they often ask with wrong aims and intentions.  If we thus seek the things of this world, it is just of Yahuwah to deny them.  Unbelieving and cold desires beg denials.  We may be sure that when prayers are rather the language of lusts than of graces, they will return empty.  Here is a decided warning to avoid all criminal friendships with this world.  Worldly mindedness is enmity to Yahuwah.  An enemy may be reconciled, but enmity never can be reconciled.  

A man may have a large portion in things of this life, and yet be kept in the love of Yahuwah.  But he who sets his heart upon the world, who will conform to it rather than lose its friendship, is an enemy to Yahuwah.  So that any one who resolves at all events to be upon friendly terms with the world, must be the enemy of Yahuwah.  Did then the Jews, or the loose professors of Christianity, think the Scripture spake in vain against this worldly-mindedness?  Or, does the Holy Spirit who dwells in all followers of Yahushua, or the new nature which he creates, produce such fruit?  Natural corruption shows itself by envying.  

The spirit of the world teaches us to lay up, or lay out for ourselves, according to our own fancies.  Yahuwah the Holy Spirit teaches us to be willing to do good to all about us, as we are able.  The grace of Yahuwah will correct and cure the spirit by nature in us and where he gives grace, he gives another spirit than that of the world.  

The proud resist Yahuwah in their understanding they resist the truths of Yahuwah in their will they resist the laws of Yahuwah in their passions they resist the providence of Yahuwah therefore, no wonder that Yahuwah resists the proud.  How wretched the state of those who make Yahuwah their enemy!  Yahuwah will give more grace to the humble, because they see their need of it, pray for it are thankful for it, and such shall have it.  Submit to Yahuwah.  Submit your understanding to the truth of Yahuwah submit your wills to the will of his precept, the will of his providence.  Submit yourselves to Yahuwah, for he is ready to do you good.  

If we yield to temptations, the devil will continually follow us, but if we put on the whole armour of Yahuwah, and stand out against him, he will leave us.  Let sinners then submit to Yahuwah, and seek his grace and favour, resisting the devil.  All sin must be wept over, here, in earnest sorrow, or, hereafter, in eternal misery.  And the Elohim will not refuse to comfort one who really mourns for sin, or to exalt one who humbles himself before him.

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