Good morning. Today we are back in the pastor's favorite book - James. Right after he says God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble, he says submit therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. If we are proud, then we think we can do it on our own. We will not submit to God for fear He will tell us to do something that we don't want to do. We have to swallow our pride and submit to God. We have to do it His way not ours. If we don't submit to God we can try to resist the devil, but he won't flee from us. When we submit to God, he sees God not us - because we're under His wings. He knows he can't defeat God. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. God's not moving – we are the ones that have to move towards Him. But first we have to "Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double minded." Clean hands and a pure heart are what He desires. You cannot be double minded – you cannot serve two masters. You have to follow Him completely. Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you. We have to be the ones humbling ourselves. If we don't ... But I haven't done anything wrong, you may say. The question is have you done anything right? Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do, and does not do it, to him it is sin. It is not just the sin of commission, but also of omission. This comes back to purifying our hearts. Father thank You that the reader submits him/herself and draws near to You. He/she follows You with a pure heart. The Devil flees from him/her.

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