Day 318 - 1 Peter Sunday (chapters 4-5)
“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith.” (1 Peter 5:8-9a ESV)
Ever since he tricked mankind into falling into sin in the garden of Eden, the devil has been stalking us. Peter describes him as a roaring lion ready to devour us. This is an accurate picture. His goal has not changed in over 6,000 years. He wants to deceive people into rebelling against God and becoming condemned to eternal damnation.
But there is hope . . . in Christ!
In Christ we can resist the devil.
In Christ can be firm in the faith.
In Christ we can endure the predicted persecution of the end times.
More specifically...
In Christ there is forgiveness of sins, freedom from the guilt of sin, and freedom from the power of sin.
In Christ the devil has become a toothless and powerless foe who can only roar in an attempt to make us fearfully run from God.
In Christ our response to the roaring is, “What lion?”
Heavenly Father, thank You that, in Christ, You have given me all I need to fend off the devil, the world and my flesh. Please keep me firm in my faith in Christ so that I may remain Your child today, tomorrow and forever. In Jesus’ saving name. Amen.
“See” you at the Communion table this morning.
Pastor David Paape
The following link is to the 52 Week Reading Plan Bible upon which these devotions are based. http://www.bible-reading.com/bible-plan.pdf
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