Joseph Prince Daily Devotional August 17, 2017 topic- Remain Steadfast In The Faith

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[h=1]Topic: Remain Steadfast In The Faith[/h]
Aug 17, 2017

1 Peter 5:8–9
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith…​
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[h=2]Joseph Prince Daily Devotional[/h]When I was a teenager, I was taught that if I wanted to resist the devil, I had to rebuke him. So whenever an evil thought came to my mind or I was tempted, I found myself saying, “I resist you, devil, in Jesus’ name! I bind you, devil! Go away from me, devil! I rebuke you in Jesus’ name!”

This went on until God showed me one day that though I had “resisted” the devil, I had spent more time talking to him than to God! I was more conscious of the devil than of God throughout the day.

I checked the Word of God and realized that we resist the devil not by focusing on resisting him, but by being established in the faith that we are made right with God through Jesus’ blood, that we are the righteousness of God in Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:21) ... CONTINUE TO JOSEPH PRINCE DEVOTIONAL

 
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