Scriptures Reading: James 4:6-8, Proverbs 3:5-8, John 15:7-10
Key Scriptures: “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7. “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:6
Devotional Reading
Grace is something we all need.
We often say, “By the grace of God, I will succeed.”
Scripture shows us something important about experiencing God’s grace: “God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.” — James 4:6
Humility is the backbone on which grace empowers people to succeed. And humility means making yourself willing and responsive to God’s direction.
When God says, “Go,” you go. When He says, “Stop,” you stop. When His Word says, “This is wrong,” you accept it. When His Word says, “This is right,” you follow it.
A proud person argues with God’s instructions. A humble person adjusts.
Proverbs says: “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” You cannot allow your own understanding to become your final authority while asking God to direct your life.
And submission is not merely something you say. It is something you demonstrate – through willing obedience.
When temptation comes, submission to God means you resist. You refuse to follow the temptation. You do not negotiate with it. You do not entertain it. You do not justify it. You refuse it.
As you become increasingly responsive to God, His grace becomes increasingly evident in the way you live and the glorious outcome.
Personal Reflection:
- When God’s Word contradicts what I want, do I submit or argue?
- Is my statement, “I surrender to God,” supported by my actual decisions?
Life Application:
- Identify one instruction from God’s Word that you have been resisting and deliberately obey it today.
- When temptation comes, make a firm decision beforehand: “I will not follow it.”
Prayer Points:
- Father, give me a humble and teachable spirit that responds quickly to Your Word.
- Give me strength to resist every temptation that seeks to pull me away from You.