Heavenly Father, thank You for making a way where there seems to be none for us to resist the wiles of the devil. When the pressure seems insurmountable, invoking the powerful name of Jesus bursts the grip of temptation and frees us to draw closer to You. We can turn from danger like a child pivots to reach for a parent’s protective hand. You never fail us. You never turn away when we seek to draw near to You. In the name and authority of Jesus, Father, thank You for Your grace. Amen
“But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: ’God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.’ Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” (James 4: 6-8 NKJV)
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Joy S. Taylor is a follower of Christ, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Her workdays were spent using the Master of Science in Accounting degree that God graciously allowed at the age of, well, greater than 40. She led a divorce recovery support group sponsored by her church for seven years, and spent more than a decade in leadership roles for Celebrate Recovery, using what God had done in her life to point others to the healing only Jesus gives. Now retired, she concentrates on writing for Jesus from her beloved hickory grove in Indiana, yet devotes some of her time to volunteering for Care Net.