S – Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. ⁸ Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded

James 4:7–8 CSB

O – Commentary

The point is that a person who lives by God’s values (in this case, his way of peace) is no part of *Satan’s *kingdom (in contrast to the religious-sounding revolutionaries)…Double-minded” again alludes to the general ancient contempt for hypocrisy: one must act from either God’s peaceful wisdom or the devil’s hateful wisdom (3:13–18; 4:4

 Craig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament, Second Edition (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic: An Imprint of InterVarsity Press, 2014), 679.

A – In spiritual warfare, we fight from a place of victory that Christ achieved when he went to the cross and was resurrected.  He has already won the battle.  Yet, we do have a part to play in moving away from the thoughts, actions and words that are evil.  They do not help us grow in our relationship with God.  We can’t play in both camps – we must choose God if we are going to walk out that victory.

R – Heavenly Father, you are the Alpha and the Omega.   Thank you for providing us the victory over the devil when Jesus went to the cross.  Give us the strength to make choices that will help us grow closer to you and put distance to those things that will draw us away from you .