Today’s Thought “Impractical Belief” G. Ward

James 4:7 Submit therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Let’s be clear, the Devil is not Holy God’s opposite! As the Almighty created angels, Satan - is the chieftain of the fallen angels; he’s busy, but ABSOLUTELY INEFFECTUAL against believers’ submission to Christ, who ABSOLUTELY defeated the Devil’s efforts. If an enemy has been utterly defeated by a Champion, do you go and kick him in the head thereafter? So, why are our prayers to Holy God with a battle unfounded, that binds him along with those principalities? Have you not read? Yes, Satan is real, but Holy God remains ALL-POWER and not some. How dare any who propose to know God through Christ - seek so much talk to the Creator about another defeated(?)!

Efforts in praying eloquently and their sounding religious are more pharisaic in nature, than spiritually edifying and borders blasphemy (*Matt.23:4-11).