James 4:7-12

If we resist the devil and his temptations, we will grow stronger in the Lord and the devil will flee from us. If we just have faith in this, temptations lose their strength. We must cleanse ourselves to draw nearer to God, and he will draw nearer to us. If we let go of our pride and humble ourselves, the Lord will exalt us. There's no point in judging His law or one another. We are merely his creation--we have no say in how he governs us. The responsibility is not ours. We can therefore trust in Him because he is perfect, and as sinners we are not. We must obey His law, be doers of the law, and He will provide.

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