My prayer for you for today is that you will stand strong
against the enemy and know that you are not alone, in Jesus name.
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Peter 5:8-9
Stay
alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a
roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him, and
be strong in your faith. Remember that your Christian brothers and sisters all
over the world are going through the same kind of suffering you are.
Roaring Lion - He
prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. It is
probably one of the strongest comparisons ever made of the devil. Peter made it
so clear here how he is. I believe that this statement made by Peter is one
made in experience, an experience in seeing how the enemy tries to destroy our
faith in every possible way, relentless and without shame. Peter starts this
verse with “Stay Alert!” and in this he places all the focus on what he is about
to say - Watch out for your great enemy,
the devil.
My dear friends, this is no shallow warning. This is one
made out of experience and knowledge of knowing and seeing how this enemy hunts
and destroys wherever it goes. He will do everything in his power to get you
alone, to make you vulnerable and to put you in a place where you are an easy
target. He will do this through trouble, pain, hatred, temptation and anything
else that he can find to pull you of your course – to make you slip and fall. Know
this – our enemy uses the same tactics that he has used for centuries and we
can destroy him using the same tactics as those before us. We must stand firm
against him, strong in our faith and united in our goals. We must look forward
to the prize that awaits us and seek God’s strength and power in every day and
in every moment. We must live for God’s glory and remain humble as we live on
fulfilling Jesus’s last request.
"I
have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and
make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and
the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the
commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to
the end of the age." (Matthew 28)
Victory is in our hands as Jesus has already defeated the
enemy on the cross. He has no power over you nor does he have any authority
over you. You are free from this evil and nothing he says or do can take away
the promise you have in Jesus Christ.
Have an awesome day dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers