This morning I want to share with you about resistance. We have a resistance movement going on right here in America. Many are feeling oppressed. We see it played out everyday in the news. The term resistance movement describes situations in which oppressed people rise up against there oppressors. Resistance fighters take the stance, “I’m not going to stand idly by and allow this evil to continue. I choose to resist the wrongs. Resistance in prayer is the Biblical approach to confronting and overcoming evil.
Read 2 Sam. 15:31
Peter wrote, But resist him, firm in your faith” 1 Peter 5:9
James echoed this teaching: “Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” James 4:7,8
Both Peter and James make clear that we are to actively resist evil through our persevering prayers.
