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Message Notes
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.” —James 4:7-10
“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.” —James 4:8
“He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us.” —James 4:5
“But he gives more grace.” —James 4:6
“Therefore it says, ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’” —James 4:6
“Pride is like a beard, it grows without your cultivation, and we have to daily, humbly shave it off.” —Tony Evans
How do we position our heart to draw near?
- Submit Yourself to God
“For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.” —Psalms 84:11
- Resist the Devil
- Walk in Humility Before God
“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.” —James 4:10