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How to Stop Running from the Devil | What It Means to Flee Temptation | James 1:12

Josiah Season 1 Episode 13

In Part 13 of the Growing Into the Image of God series, Josiah teaches from James 1:12 to show that fleeing temptation is about more than just running—it’s about becoming. Temptation reveals whether you’re chasing comfort or choosing to look like Christ. The power to endure isn’t found in willpower but in identity, the Word, and a desire to please God. Endurance produces evidence, and that evidence is a life that honors God—especially in hard seasons.

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One Of The Major Things That You Would Use To Know
That You Are Walking In The Image Of God
Is Your Love For God And Then He Said That When You Are Being Tempted
He Said Endure Temptation
There Is A Part Of The Bible That Said Flee From Temptation
So That Is What Most People Stand On And Say
That If You See Temptation Coming
Run Away
But It Has Never Been Like That In The Setting Of Jesus Christ
What Did Jesus Do To Overcome Temptation
The Bible Said Resist The Devil And He Shall Flee
So I Looked Out For The Meaning Of Flee
And Then I Found Out That
To Flee Means To Run Away From A Place Or Situation Of Danger
That Is What The Dictionary Told Me
How Do You Run Away From Situations
They Will Find You Someday
How Do You Run Away From The Devil
Who Jesus Himself Called The Prince Of This Earth
He Will Find You Someday The Only Safe Place You Can Be
That Will Give You Distance Between You And The Devil
Is To Put On The Image Of God
Because He Has Come To Jesus Christ Before
And He Failed That Temptation
The Best Way To Run Away Is To Put On The Image Of God
Now When You Are The Image Of God And You See Temptation
What Does It Tell You
It's Only Trying To Know If You Know Yourself Or Not
There Are Many Temptations We Are Going Down On
Because We Lack The Awareness Of Who We Are
There Are Certain Situations We Find Ourselves In
That We Are Quick To Pray Ourselves Off
He Said Endure That Temptation
Well How Do You Endure Temptation
No. 1 You Position Yourself Where Jesus Positioned Himself
When He Was Being Tempted
In The Word Of God
No.2 You Actualise The Potency Of The Word
And No. 3 You Magnify Pleasing God Over Pleasing Yourself
There Are More Times Where Temptation Comes
And We Cannot Even Exhibit Us As Image Of God
How Do We Do This When We Are Facing A Little Bit Of Headache
Instead Of Asking God What Is The Lesson In This For Me
Are You Pruning Me
We Start Binding And Casting Out Things We Should Endure
Jesus Christ Endured The Temptation To The End
And That Is Where He Had The Crown Of Life
And Then After That
There Was Authority Given To Jesus Over The Devil On Earth
Sometimes We Need To Make The Devil Know His Place
That This Temptation That Has Come
I'm Not Going To Run Away
I'm Going To Make You Flee
I'm Resisting You By The Word
Because My Only Safe Refuge Is The Word Of God
There Is No Effective Image Of God
That Keeps Running Away From The Devil
Blessed Is That Man That Endureth Temptation
When There Are Situations That Are Coming Upon You
You Just Go Into Hiding And Be Like God
How Does This Situation Please You
Imagine Jesus In The Place Of Temptation
And Then They Said Oh
Turn This Stone Into Bread
This Is Koko (Easy) I Can Call Down Fire
I Can Do This How Much More Stone To Bread
It Is Easy And Jesus Did That
That Is Where He Will Fail
If Jesus Should Put Himself First
That Is Where He Will Fail
But What Did He Do He Magnified The Pleasing Of The Father
Anytime You Would Overcome Any Temptation
It Will Take You To Magnify That God Be Pleased
Before You Can Emerge An Overcomer
Not When The Situation Leaves
Because You Haven't Overcome Any Situation
That Goes And Comes Back Again
It Should Know That This Person Is A No Go Area
The Best Way To Overcome Any Form Of Trial
Any Form Of Temptation Is To Magnify The Pleasing Of The Father
And That Is The Exemplary Life Jesus Christ Came To Live
Don't Be In A Hurry To Fight Seasons In Your Life
Seasons That Will Mold You
Because In The End There Is A Crown Of Life
It Came Up On Jesus Christ
And Everywhere He Went He Kept Doing Good
Thank You Holy Spirit

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