I want to share the lyrics from a song entitled, The Resistance, by Josh Garrels from His CD, LOVE & WAR & THE SEA IN BETWEEN, but before I share the lyrics, I have two scripture about resisting from NKJV:

James 4:6-10: “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. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.”

1 Peter 5:5-11: “Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. To Him be the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

What am I trying to say? To resist satan, you have to, first, be willing to spend time on your knees before God.

THE RESISTANCE – Josh Garrels

I was born into a system constructed for failure. It’s a sinking ship being manned by drunken sailors; an escape artist behind the bars of a jailer; an asthmatic attack and they withhold the inhaler. If the shoe doesn’t fit what good is a tailor. In the midst of this crisis, please cancel the gala. Without a symphony, there’s no need for a prelude to foreshadow what’s to come. See the secret committees commence with their meetings to make red tape in response to simple questions. Questions threaten the perception of a “beneficial system”; a pyramid scheme with its cogs and its pistons, mechanization of men, making more and more live in a miserable existence. How can so few claim so many victims and this begs the question. My rest is a weapon against the oppression, of man’s obsession to control things. Look at the long line of make-believe kings. The lord of the flies wants you to kiss his ring, follow new rules with invisible strings and become a puppet in a diabolical scheme. How do good men become part of the regime? They don’t believe in resistance. Hold fast like an anchor in the storm. We will not be moved. Lesson one: Overcome every fear of regret and confusion. It’s all an illusion, delusion sent to disconnect the holy fusion of the Spirit and the flesh. Every mortal breath is meant to bring forth fire, but only when the fear of death gets consumed on the funeral pyre. So let the flames rise higher and let every man be considered a liar, if he doubts the goodness and faithfulness of God. Itching ears will compulsively nod in approval when unbelief is taught in all our temples and schools. But God can restrain the madness of a fool. He can bring His truth through the mouth of a mule. You can move any mountain without any tools. It just takes the faith of a little seed to make a way through what might seem to be impossibility, and the ability will match the occasion. The outcome will defy explanation. The liberation will not be televised when it arrives like lightning in the skies. Hold fast like an anchor in the storm for Your love we will rise and overcome through the fire. Hold fast my people and sing through peace and through suffering, all for the joy that it brings to be free. It’s gonna cost us everything to follow one Lord and King. True love endures everything to be free. Hold fast like an anchor in the storm, we will not be moved.

Matthew 4:1-11; Hebrews 4:7-10; 6:19,20; Joshua 1:9; 2 Timothy 3:16-4:5; Romans 1:28-32; Matthew 17:20,21; Numbers 22:21-35; Matthew 24:23-27; Hebrews 12:1-3.