"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."
1 Peter 5:8-9 (NKJV)
Recently, I was out taking a walk, and as I went by some trees, some birds came flying out making a lot of noise. My guess was that they had a nest nearby and they did not like me getting too close to their nest. While this chirping that the birds were making was a bit annoying, it only lasted for a minute or so as I walked by, and there was never any real danger. The birds were not going to swoop down and carry me away or really hurt me somehow. The noise they were making was just to try and scare me away, but they could not do me any real harm.
The Bible makes it clear that we have an enemy, the devil, who will do everything he can to keep us away from God's Word and the plan of God for our lives. The Bible also makes it very clear that Jesus defeated the devil, and while the devil is still out there, he is actually powerless to destroy us, because Jesus stripped him of his power. The devil still exists, and although he cannot really harm us, he will make as much commotion in our life as he can to try and get us off course.
Some Christians fail to understand the point that Peter makes in 1 Peter 5:8-9, that while the devil walks about as a roaring lion, he is not a real lion. The devil would like us to believe he is big and powerful and ready to destroy us. He will "roar" by bringing thoughts of defeat and failure to our mind, but, as Peter tells us, we need to resist the devil and stay firmly rooted in God's Word. As we stand in faith on God's Word, knowing that Jesus won the victory for us over the devil, we can resist the devil and not allow his work to hinder us in our walk with God.
Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world."
1 Peter 5:8-9 (NKJV)
Recently, I was out taking a walk, and as I went by some trees, some birds came flying out making a lot of noise. My guess was that they had a nest nearby and they did not like me getting too close to their nest. While this chirping that the birds were making was a bit annoying, it only lasted for a minute or so as I walked by, and there was never any real danger. The birds were not going to swoop down and carry me away or really hurt me somehow. The noise they were making was just to try and scare me away, but they could not do me any real harm.
The Bible makes it clear that we have an enemy, the devil, who will do everything he can to keep us away from God's Word and the plan of God for our lives. The Bible also makes it very clear that Jesus defeated the devil, and while the devil is still out there, he is actually powerless to destroy us, because Jesus stripped him of his power. The devil still exists, and although he cannot really harm us, he will make as much commotion in our life as he can to try and get us off course.
Some Christians fail to understand the point that Peter makes in 1 Peter 5:8-9, that while the devil walks about as a roaring lion, he is not a real lion. The devil would like us to believe he is big and powerful and ready to destroy us. He will "roar" by bringing thoughts of defeat and failure to our mind, but, as Peter tells us, we need to resist the devil and stay firmly rooted in God's Word. As we stand in faith on God's Word, knowing that Jesus won the victory for us over the devil, we can resist the devil and not allow his work to hinder us in our walk with God.
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