Message from Scripture: 7/24/2021

 

Our message from Scripture today comes from 1 Pet. 5:8; “Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.”

 

Satan is a predator, who feeds on our souls and seeks to destroy our relationship with God. He knows our desires, our strengths and weaknesses, and how to best exploit them for his advantage. He never gives up, and when one temptation fails him, like the old lion, he merely changes his tactics, approaching us from a different direction. When he leaves, it is only for a season, a more opportune time to gain an advantage over us.  For many people, his success rate is very high, too high.

     

Satan's greatest tool is ignorance, our ignorance of him and his devices. We need to be thoroughly grounded in the word of God, that we can defend ourselves against him. We need to know our abilities and our limitations, so we can identify his point of attack. We need to be ever prayerful to our heavenly Father, to seek the help and strength He offers. We must know the times we are susceptible to his attacks, and guard against any unsuspected temptation. As Paul reminds us, “No temptation has come upon you except what is common to man. But God is faithful; he will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to bear it” (1 Cor. 10:13).

     

May we never forget the dangers of sin, and remember the devil for who he is, a roaring lion, and remember the victory we have in Christ (1 John 5:4). Let’s go out today to serve our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and trust in what God is working out in our lives through His will working in us. God bless.

 

Robert