# Make the Devil Tuck His Tail

Key Passage: James 4:7
Date: June 7, 2024

Turn your Bible to James chapter number four. James chapter number four. We’re getting started much later than usual because of so many announcements.

Well, we’re still going to preach longer than never. No, I’m joking about that. I want to be wise to the Holy Spirit, what he wants, sensitive to him.

James chapter number four, just a verse. I was planning on preaching something else. I wanted to kind of tie in; we just finished the law, the Ten Commandments, and about knowing the Savior of the law, but maybe the Lord has something else. This verse has been a blessing to me this week, and I just felt like God would have us just briefly focus on this. If God wants to go longer, we’ll go longer, whatever the Lord wants.

I believe God would have us do it in James 4, verse number 7. And if you want a title for it: How to Make the Devil Tuck His Tail and Run. I thought about how to beat the tar out of the devil, but we have some people that don’t understand Southern here, so they would say, “What’s he trying to talk about?” But “How to make the devil tuck his tail and run”—I like that, amen.

Every bad thing that’s ever happened in this world or ever will happen, you can blame it on the devil. He’s behind it. He’s used other people and things in the process, but he’s behind it all. God made it perfect, wonderful. By the way, isn’t it amazing when something goes wrong how we are quick to blame the Lord? And if you don’t blame somebody, blame the devil. He’s the one to mess the whole thing up.

God loves us enough to give us the way back to the perfection of heaven through the Son. But the devil… Can you hate anybody as a born-again Christian living for God? Can you hate anybody? Yes, just one: the devil. You ought to have a good hate life toward the devil. Sometimes it’ll help you not blame somebody else and help you not get bitter. Just hate the devil. That’s all right to hate the devil. Y’all say amen there. Amen. You can hate the devil. And I like to think about the devil turning and running and just fleeing. This verse here tells us how to do it.

James 4, verse number 7. Let’s stand, if you would, please, in respect to the Word of God. James 4, verse number 7 of God’s Word. Familiar verse, many of you know it.

And the Bible says, “Submit yourselves, therefore, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” Very interesting, not just that he flees, but he flees from you. I like that even better. That’s what the Bible said.

Let’s read it out loud, if you would please. Here we go: “Submit yourselves, therefore, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

Would you pray inside that God would work in your heart as I pray outside the same thing? Lord, we need you. And Lord, I would like it if you would do a work in our hearts today. We need that. I need that, Lord. And Father, I can’t do it all. My illustrations and all that preach—I can’t do it all. We won’t get done. We need you.

Father, would you speak in your Spirit? Would you work today? Lord, if I could step down and you come preach, you know I’d love it. For some reason, Lord, you let me have a partner to work. I don’t want to hinder your work. I’d like you to work today. Lord, we ask for that, humbly, Lord, but in faith. Not because of me or us, but because of you and your Son, Lord Jesus. He purchased it for us on the cross. Father, we claim all that grace and the victory today. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.

Thank you so much for standing. Be seated.

Years ago, we had a little Yorkie. She was just a little fat Yorkie. She’s about, oh, I don’t know, maybe—I’d say about ten inches tall. She got those little short, I call them alligator legs. And she’s got a little nub of a tail, you know, and that little flag, you know. It’s amazing how the tail of a dog tells so much, you know. And happy just waving, you know.

But anyway, I was out in the yard. We were in the yard, and in the back of our yard, there’s an electric fence. She could fit underneath the bottom of that electric fence and that bottom wire, usually without touching it. But she was back there one day in the back of the yard, and that little nub of the tail was just sticking straight up, that little flag.

Yeah, and that little flag connected with that wire running around on there. I’m telling you, she got hit by that electric fence all across the whole yard. Just as fast as those little alligator legs would carry her—I mean, she just running. That flag was not standing up; it was down. And that’s what the Bible says you can do to the devil.

The certainty of victory, friend. The Bible says, “And he will flee from you.” Now, I want you to apply that right there in the battle you’re facing right now. Whatever it may be—the battle that you are facing—I want you to think about that battle: you can have victory.

The certainty of victory. “And he will flee from you.” Friend, we don’t have to live in fear. The Bible says God has not given us a spirit of fear. Too many people, too many Christians, are living in fear. Frank, can I say this? I would not even recommend fearing the devil. I would recommend fearing the only one: God.

Satan’s on a leash, friend. You say, “Well, we’re no match for Satan.” No, we are not, but I don’t win the victories; God wins the victories. Nothing can come into my life unless God has looked across his desk and allowed it. He’s on a leash. It’s like that dog that’s running ninety miles an hour until that chain runs out, amen. And God’s got Satan on a leash.

Too many of God’s people are living in fear. God’s not giving us the spirit of fear. I am to fear the Lord. Satan doesn’t have the power to destroy my body and my soul. The Bible says that’s the person I’m supposed to fear, and that’s God.

The certainty of victory. You heard about the Sunday that the devil came to church. Man, he came in his full robe, and he came in, and man, he was just roaring! Everybody was scared; people were just running outside, knocking people over. I mean, everybody trying to get out the door. One fellow made a door in that church—I’m just getting out of Dodge! They were running everywhere. The devil comes, man, just roaring, everybody’s running everywhere.

One man just stood his ground. Everybody, preacher, big old whip—he took off running! I mean, everybody running. That one man was the only man standing there. The devil went up right in front of him. The man just stood there. The devil said, “Man, what’s going on with you? Everybody else is running, and you’re standing.” He said, “Devil, you’re nothing. I’ve been married to your sister for 47 years.” How you win against the devil, amen!

Can I tell you some of his classic moves? We are not ignorant of his devices. One of his classic moves, the devil, is to divide and conquer. Three major relationships—he always tries to divide these. One is husband and wife. Satan is always trying to divide you, drive wedges between you, create conflict so you are not close, and then you are so susceptible to Satan. Satan’s a master at trying to divide.

He’ll try to divide dads and their children. You just mark it down. He’ll try to divide a pastor and the people. He’ll try to divide Christians, and he’ll try to get Christians divided against one another. I’ve heard of churches, both good churches, both old-fashioned independent Bible churches, preaching the Bible and fighting one another. Satan loves all that stuff. I’m not talking about compromise; I’m just saying, Satan loves to get God’s people divided. It’s a classic move. Parents and children—he’s just all about that dividing, dividing, divide and conquer. That’s his classic move. Mark it down.

But whatever, however he is attacking you in your life—sickness can be such a tough battle. Does Satan work through sickness? Friends, look over there in the book of Job. Satan said, “Lord, he’s still serving you because you won’t let me touch his body.” He said, “Skin for skin, Lord. Let me get in there and touch his body.” God didn’t make Job sick. God just lifted the hedge a little bit and let Satan get in there and make him sick. God allowed it, but Satan loves to work through sickness. It’s very tough when Satan is attacking through sickness. Very tough.

Satan attacks in your mind. Remember that over there in Acts 5:3, where Ananias and Sapphira had lied, and Peter said, “Why has Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost?” These battles, this bombardment you’ll get from Satan and the attack of Satan—friend, you can win. He will flee from you. That’s what it said.

Now, I want you to take that into the battle of your life. You can win this thing. You can win that battle you have with bitterness. You say, “Preacher, I can handle it if they did me wrong or maybe I did someone wrong. I can not get bitter, but it’s a continual hurt that they keep hurting.” You can win. You can win.

I’m preaching about finances. Every time it seems like I get my head above water a little bit, something comes along and steps on my head and pushes me out of the water. You can win. Now, I don’t know where your battle is. I don’t know exactly how Satan is battling you, but the Bible says, “And he will flee from you.” Is that what the Bible says or not? Yes.

I never forget when I was a boy, about twelve. We went to a little church in Lake City, Florida. We had Vacation Bible School at the church there, and I can’t remember everything the preacher was talking about, but I remember they needed a devil, and they had a devil outfit and all that. And I don’t know why it was—they said, “Paul would make a good devil.” Why did they do that? Honestly.

I never forget, I had this devil outfit on. You know, we talk about the devil, the pitchfork. Thank you. Thank you. I appreciate that. Those tough words always get me, you know. I had that black outfit. I think it had a tail on it. I don’t know. And I still remember I had a mask because it was hot inside that mask. Oh, man.

They had been teaching those kids this verse in song. You can sing it. Let me sing it for you. Hold your ears for a second. I’ll sing it for you, okay? I’m teasing with you. Hopefully, you won’t cry. But it goes like this: “Submit yourself, therefore, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” You get that? Help me out. Here we go: “Submit yourself, therefore, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

And here’s my thing: I would be hiding behind the piano, the organ, whatever. I was hiding down there with my devil outfit on, and the preacher would be talking to the kids during Vacation Bible School. And I’d come out from behind—man, I’d come out there without doubt, and I’d come out, “I’m going to get the preacher!” And the kids would be screaming, “Hey, the devil!”

And the preacher said, “Oh, you know, hey, how’s everything going?” He never would sing the devil out. And they are screaming, you know. So some of the workers would say, “All right, what are we supposed to do?” And so the kids would start singing: “Submit yourself, therefore, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from me.”

And, boys, the devil, you know, man, I’d hold my ears, “Oh, no! Oh, no!” And I said, “Oh, no, I can’t take that.” And the more I’d do that, the louder they would sing. Would you help me out? Here we go: “Submit yourself, therefore, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

And before it was over, I’d have to leave. Oh, maybe two minutes later—it was in Florida, so I’d have to take the mask off and wipe the sweat off, you know. I’d put the mask back on and sneak back out. I’d go get the preacher. And the preacher never would see me on purpose. And they’re just screaming, you know. And finally, one of the workers said, “What do you do?” And we would say, “Help me out! Submit yourself, therefore, to God. Resist the devil, and he will…” I had to flee!

Hey, friend, now I want you to think about that song when the devil says you can’t win in this one. When he says there’s no way out, there’s no way to have peace and joy in the midst of your battle, when he tells you you’re defeated—friend, I want you to think about that. The Bible says if you follow God’s formula, he will flee from you.

Now let’s look at this thing very quickly. There are two parts to this formula that God gives us to make the devil flee. Part number one, we talked about the certainty of victory. Here’s the second part. As far as the formula of this first part, he says, “Submit yourselves, therefore, to God.” The certainty of the plan, if you will: submitting to God.

I have a relative of mine—I think they are a pretty godly person who really is a prayer warrior. Sometimes when a battle is going on, I’ll call them. They live in another state. I’ll say, “Hey, would you pray about something?” I trust their prayer life. Sometimes they are honest: “I haven’t prayed like I ought to here lately,” but I’ll get in there, I’ll get going after it. I like their honesty.

But they were going to sleep one night, and they were just trying to sleep. And they said, like never before, it seemed like the presence of Satan entered into the room. They said they broke out in cold sweats all over. They said, literally, they could not sleep. Literally, they eventually went to another room so their mate could sleep. They said, literally, and they got up out of the bed; it was just wet with sweat. The battle—they were just depressed. You ever feel like you’re just oppressed, not possessed, but oppressed by the devil? Man, it’s a battle, like they said, they’ve never had before. Been saved for years and years. They said Satan was there to get them, and they knew it, and it was a battle in the heart and their mind that night. They could not sleep, so they went to another room just trying to get some rest, and the battle…

They began to try to pray, and sometimes Satan tries to hinder you from even praying. So they were battling this feeling, and it seemed like it wasn’t audible, but it was the Spirit of God speaking to them. They heard a voice, not audible, that reminded them of this verse, the first part: “Submit yourself, therefore, to God.”

So they said, “All right.” They began to submit to God. They began to go through their life in every area of their life. It was a lady, and she said, “I’m supposed to submit to my husband.” She kind of went through her marriage and things about her, and she said, “Lord, I submit to his leadership in my home.”

They were having some struggles in the church they were going to at the time, with a pastor and different things, and they didn’t quite agree on everything. But she said, “You know what, Lord? I submit. He’s a pastor that you’ve allowed in that church, and I submit to that pastor.” Their finances—she said, “I went to our finances, Lord, the struggles we’re having and everything going on. I submit to him in every area.” She began to submit to what God had going on in that area of her life.

And she said, the more I submitted to God, listen to this, the more power I had to resist the devil. Not just what the Bible says is important, but the order the Bible says is important. And the first part of the formula God gives to us is to submit.

You are no match for the devil if you don’t submit to God first. Brother Frank, I don’t know if the English is proper there or not. He says either way, we’re good, amen. Hey, friend, we want to win the victory on our terms, and God said, “No, no. The first part of the formula is you submit to God.”

When was the last time you submitted to the Word of the Bible? If that’s what God says, that’s what I’m going to do. When was the last time you said, “Hang on what everybody on the talk shows says, all the books say, all the experts say—I just want to find out what God says?” When was the last time you submitted to God and His Word? You are not going to win against the devil unless you submit to God. To God. Submitting to Him in every area. “Submit yourselves, therefore, to God.”

When was the last time you just submitted? Can I throw something out here? Praise the Lord, you’re here on a Sunday morning, and I am thankful for that. But can I just give you a challenge? Someone said, “Go to church for six months, three times a week—Sunday morning, Sunday night, Wednesday night—and your life will forever be changed.” It’s submitting to God’s plan. Submitting to God’s plan for your marriage, for your children, submitting your tongue to Him.

I can say yesterday we were with a man at the Hiwassee River. We had a blast over there, splashing each other and laughing at each other trying to get through the rapids on those kayaks and whatnot. We just had a fun time. But one thing—I can say the most foolish thing with my tongue sometimes. One of the men, I called him last night, said, “Man, I’m sorry. That was pretty dumb for me to say that.” And our tongue—have you submitted your tongue to the Lord?

I’m not going to have a devil that gets hit by the electric fence and runs across the field away from you unless you submit. Have you submitted to the Lord? Can I say this? Sometimes a tough thing for me about submitting is submitting to the battles that God has allowed in my life. Some of you have lifelong battles, and they can be some of the toughest, whether it be physical battles or relationship battles or battles from past baggage, and they are lifelong battles. And you say, “I cannot win that.” Have you submitted that God has allowed that in your life?

I remember when my wife had cancer and then the chemo. Boy, chemo affects so many different things, and it can just wear on your body and your emotions and your mind. Those of you who have been on chemo—have you been on chemo before? You’ve been on chemo yourself, haven’t you? I see three. I thought maybe more. Just three people in the room. You’ve been through it, or maybe you know how it just wears you down physically and emotionally.

And I remember times that we had to submit to this thing: God has allowed this thing. And that’s tough to do. But we would get defeated, and we would not be winning against the devil until we submitted. God’s got a reason for allowing this. And God—yes, it’s Satan, but God has allowed it. And sometimes submitting is just… If you don’t, you get battle fatigue. In battles, soldiers that are in battles for a long time, they get battle weary. And if you’re not careful, you get battle weary. It’s very important that you stop and say, “I’m going to submit that God has allowed this in my life.”

I have the power to resist the devil. “Submit yourselves, therefore, to God.” We like to bypass that part, but I will not have the power to resist until I submit. Are you all with me out there?

Certainty of victory, certainty of the plan. And let’s look at the last part here. This is James 4, verse number 7. James 4, verse number 7. Look at it, if you would. Let’s read it again. You’ve already been singing it, saying it, you know it. Here we go: “Submit yourselves, therefore, to God. Resist the devil…”

Did you notice that? Resist the devil. There are going to be days. There are going to be days you’ve got to say, “You know what? I’m having a tough time with this attitude problem.” Satan has used my attitude for years, and it’s just going to be a battle today. It may be for a week; it may be longer, I don’t know. Eventually, the end of the formula is he tucks his tail and runs, but there are going to be times you are just going to have to battle that bitterness.

There are going to be times that Satan is going to be trying to divide you and your wife, and you’re going to have to go back and say, “Hey, I can’t get it out. I’m trying to say, ‘I’m sorry,’ but I can’t say it,” you know, and you’re going to have to work at coming back together. You’re going to have to resist. You’re going to have to battle. You submit, and then there’s a portion of this formula that you’re just going to have to battle. It may be with your words, it may be with your negativity, it may be with your mind, it may be with lust, it may be with pride, but you are going to have to get in there and battle that.

There are going to be times that you’re not going to be all bold and ready to witness. You’re just going to have to battle and resist the devil. So I’m going to talk to them no matter how I feel. You want me out there? Submit. And then there’s this portion you’re going to have to resist. Sometimes we wish this was not part of the formula, but it’s there, friend. There are going to be times you will not feel like you’re winning, and you feel that oppression, and you’ll feel the waves of Satan attacking you, and you’ll have to submit and resist.

“Having done all that, stand,” the Bible says. You stand; you resist. “No, I’m not going to go back to that movie or whatever it may be. I’m not going to go back to that bottle. I’m not going to go back to that drug, whatever it may be. I’m not going to go back to looking at that.” I’m going to resist this attack. Maybe you need to call someone when you’re in the midst of the battle. Say, “Friend, would you pray for me? I’m in the battle right now.” But you resist.

Can I just say, stay in the fight? Keep with the Lord. Don’t throw in the towel on your children. Dad, you may have to go back and say, “Hey, Mom and Dad, we love you.” You may have to go back and say, “Hey, we didn’t handle that one just right. We’re sorry.” But you must get back connected with your kids, parents. I’m not talking about compromising. I’m not talking about you letting them run over you. I’m not talking about them doing sinful things inside your home when you know about it. I’m not talking about all that, but you must work at keeping the connection open with parents and children. Young people, Satan’s always trying to divide you from your parents. And your parents aren’t perfect, just like I wasn’t a perfect parent. Work at it. I want to stay connected with my parents. I know they’re not perfect, but God has allowed them to be my parents. Satan tries to divide. Stay in the fight.

Lee Robertson, a great preacher, he’s in heaven now. He used to say the difference between a Christian and a Christian that washes out for the Lord is that one simply doesn’t quit. He just doesn’t quit. That’s all. Stay in there.

Andrew Jackson—a boyhood friend of his said, “I can throw him nine times out of ten,” talking about Andrew Jackson. He said, “I can get him, but he won’t stay thrown.” Stay in the fight. Stand the fight, not one another, but against the devil. Submit, resist, and he will flee.

I was talking to one of our older people, a great, great person. They love the Lord and they’ve had a lot of physical problems. They mentioned to me the other day—it was about their future, and I understand the full process—and they said, “But I’m determined, whatever happens to me, God’s going to take care of me.” Basically, this is what they said: “I’m going to stay in the fight for the Lord.”

Some things popped into my mind. I told him about my older preacher’s mom, that she was very old—of course, he’s in heaven now. When his mom got very old, she began to lose her eyesight. If I remember the story right, he had taken her to the doctor. He had to leave for just a minute or two from the room, and he came back in, and she was over there. Remember, she couldn’t see very well. She was very old, nearing death. When he came back in, she was over there witnessing to the filing cabinet. And the thing I like about it: she was still in the fight. Nearing death’s door, but still in the fight. By the way, she’s in heaven. I guarantee the devil has fled from her now.

I told them about another older lady. When I was in Bible college, we used to go to a nursing home for two years and preach there, bringing some preacher boys with us. It was a large nursing home right outside Chicago, very large, with three floors, four different wings. A lot of people in there. She was kind of stuck in one wing. Her husband was a pastor for years; he was in heaven. Her kids were all in heaven. She was kind of alone in the world. The people she had ministered to in love, for the most part, were gone. She was over in the corner of the world. She was in a wheelchair.

We’d go to her room. She’d be set in that wheelchair. Her hands were just gnarled up with so much pain. She’d usually have a blanket covering her legs. Her name was Viola. We called her Grandma. Then preacher boys would say, “Well, let’s go see Grandma.” Sometimes physically she could not come to our church, or sometimes she could when she could.

I’m not trying to be spooky, but it seemed like to me, as a young preacher, that when she would come in sometimes a little late because of her health, it just seemed like the room would brighten. It just seemed like she had the glow of God. She wasn’t loud and obnoxious and rebellious and all that. She was submitted to God.

We would talk to her about her husband and the things and the ministry and all that. She wasn’t bitter about where she was at, kind of in the corner of the nursing home. She was submitted. She just had a special presence of God in her life, sweetness. We would go there, and she’d tell her stories about the ministry. We’d love to go talk to her, just sing like God kind of had his hand on her, though she had so many struggles.

To the very end, she was still in the fight. She always tried to be a help to us preacher boys, be an encouragement to us. Hey, she’s in heaven now. The devil has fled from her. But to the very end, she stayed in there. To the very end, there’s going to be a fight. Parents, if you’re raising children in our day, any day in time, there’s going to be a fight.

How do you win? How do you make the devil flee from you? Submit. If God doesn’t bless it, and I don’t submit, I try to do it my own way, and I don’t get the job done. Submit and resist, and he will flee from you. Let’s bow our heads, if you would, please. Our heads are bowed, our eyes are closed.

You say, “Preacher, I’ve been living in fear too much.” Now, I needed that—the certainty of victory. I spoke to my heart about that. I don’t need to live in fear. I need to live in faith and realize Satan can run. God’s given me the formula where he runs, flees from. God spoke to my heart about that this morning. If that’s you, raise your hand. If that’s me, raise your hand. You slip it up. God bless you, God bless you, many hands. God bless you, God bless you. He will flee. It’s what God says. Oh, yeah, yeah. Not to live in fear, no. God does not give us a spirit of fear, but He loves you, friend. Thank you so very much for those hands. Thank you so much. You can put your hands down.

Maybe you are here this morning, and you say, “Preacher, I need to submit. I need to submit to God in what is allowed in my life. I’ve got to submit to the situation He has allowed in my life. I need to submit.” However it may be, God spoke to my heart about submitting to the Lord. God spoke to me about that. That’s you this morning. Lift your hand up. “Preacher, I’ve got to submit.” “I’ve got to submit.” “Oh, me too. Me too. Me too. Me too.” That’s the necessary part. Anybody else? Anybody else? Anybody else? Anybody else? God bless you. God bless you. Thank you so very much. You can put your hands down. Amen. Amen. Amen. God bless you.

You hear this morning and say, “Preacher, I’ve got to stay in the fight. I’ve got to resist. I’ve given in to the devil too much, to bitterness, whatever may be. I’ve just—I’ve got to stay in the fight, keep battling for the Lord.” God spoke to my heart. “I need to resist the devil.” God spoke to me about that. That’s you this morning. Lift your hand up. “Preacher, that’s me.” God bless you. God bless you. Oh, it’s a vital part of the formula. God bless you, many, many hands. God bless you. Thank you so very much for letting the Lord work in your heart. Put your hands down. Thank you so very much.

You hear this morning and say, “Preacher, I’ve never been saved.” Preacher, I’ll be honest with you as far as salvation: I’ve never submitted to the righteousness of God, which is in Jesus Christ. Preacher, I don’t know that I’m on the way to heaven. I don’t know that I’m saved. I don’t know that I’m a born-again Christian on the way to heaven. I don’t know that heaven’s my home. I’m not sure of that. I would love to pray for you. That’s you this morning. “Preacher, I don’t know.” That’s you this morning. “Preacher, I don’t know.” You just lift your head up. Anybody like that? “Preacher, I don’t know.” “I don’t know.”

God bless you. Just a moment. We’re going to all stand. We’re going to have a word of prayer. As soon as I’m done praying, we’ll say amen. They will sing a song, “Jesus Paid It All,” 23, 293. And when they start playing, don’t wait for any of the cues. As soon as they start playing, would you come down to an old-fashioned altar?

Maybe you need some help, some spiritual guidance. There will be some men standing up front here. Maybe you don’t know for sure heaven’s your home. You come shake their hand. They will take the Bible and show them from the Bible how you can know heaven’s your home. If you’re a lady, they’ll get a lady to help. But would you come? Maybe just come to an old-fashioned altar and spend some time submitting and resisting the devil and seeking the Lord, praying for someone else. That’s part of the submitting. All right, I’ll submit to this thing of prayer, whatever it is in your heart. Would you come? Don’t wait for anybody else. Would you come?

Let’s all stand, if you would, please. Let’s all stand. And we’ll have a word of prayer, and then our instruments will play, and would you come? Would you come? Father, thank you that we can have victory. The devil can flee. Lord, make that real to these people this morning. Lord, help us to submit, to resist. Thank you, Lord. I’m excited about seeing the devil flee. Bless people; help us to be obedient to you during this time. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Would you come as our instruments play? Don’t wait for everybody else. You come. He will flee from you. What a victory. What a certainty. That’s right. Just come spend some time with the Lord. What a privilege. He will flee. We can have victory.

Would you bow your heads for just a moment here? How many of you have your heads bowed and you think, “Pastor, I have a battle going on. I have a battle going on somewhere. I feel like there’s a battle in my life.” That’s you. Just lift your hand up. “There’s a battle in my life. Got a battle.” Just lift your hand up. That’s you. Got a battle going on? Got a battle going on? Many hands, many hands, many hands.

All right. I want you to do this: “Lord, thank you.” Put your hands down. Would you say, “Lord, is there an area I need to submit in? Something I need to do? Lord, I submit to you right now. I submit to your leadership, submit to your plan. Whatever you have me do, Lord.”

You said, “Preacher, I feel like the Lord’s brought up something, and I’m going to submit in that area.” That’s you this morning. I feel like God’s brought up something. I need to submit. I see that. I see that. I need to submit in an area. I’m submitting right. I see that. God bless you. Anybody else need to submit about something specific God spoke to your heart about?

All right, what did you tell the Lord? “I submit.” Now, “I’m going to resist. I’m not going to run.” Six pieces of armor in Ephesians, six for the Christians. None of them protect the back besides the helmet—that’s your salvation, still safe. But if you run, you’re an open target for Satan. You’ve got to resist. “Lord, give me the strength. Let him know. Lord, give me the strength, and I’ll stand the fight. I’ll resist.”

We will just spend some more time right there. Everyone come to the altar if you need to, and we’ll just play for a little bit longer. We’ll be done.

Original File: How To Make The Devil Tuck His Tail And Run - Pastor Paul Chisgar Sunday 81819