Submit to God

James chapter 4 is interesting in that it tells us some things to do to be better people, to better serve God. Verse 7 says, "Submit to God, resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." This emphasizes that there is a spiritual world, spiritual beings within reach of us all. We can control the actions of the devil simply by resisting him. And we can bring God closer by drawing near to Him.

But drawing close to God means a lot of things, some of which are shown here in the rest of this chapter. Verse 8, "Cleanse your hands, you sinners...." Verse 10, "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up." Verse 11, "Do not speak evil of one another..." Verse 14, "....you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead you ought to say, 'If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.' But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin."

Let us remember to "submit to God," to do it His way. He knows what is best for us. Have a good week!