S. 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..."
O. We are warned how the Devil walks or roams around about like a lion. When lions hunt, they look for weak, young, isolated, unguarded animals. they are the ones marked for attack. The Devil's ultimate agenda is to destroy us, not merely to hurt, maim, or discourage, but to devour and destroy us (John 10:10). He does that when he gets us to bow to circumstances, pressures, or forces of his evil design, hoping thereby to make us yield to him.
A. To overcome, adopt a reverse: B.O.W. to Jesus the One you Believe, Obey, and Worship. He overcame, refusing to bow to Satan's devices (Matthew 4), and our growth in Him will bring the same ability to resist or stand against the Devil (1 Peter 5:9). Be clothed in the full armor of God: be armed with the Word of God (Eph. 6), believe in Him (Heb. 11:6), obey him (1 John 3:24), and worship Him (John 4:23). Receive Christ's overcoming victory.
P. Thank you Father for this word today. I believe, obey and worship you. I pray for growth and strength from an infusion of the Holy Spirit daily filling me to bring to greater realization the victory that you have for me. In Jesus name!
***today's blog was a cool teaching by Dr. Jack Hayford found in the New Spirit Filled Life Bible, [age 1651.
