As you step out today, here’s a reminder from God’s word to you from 1Peter 5:8 [NET BIBLE]
“Be sober ( reflective, self-controlled,clear-minded, serious, curb every passion ) and alert (temperate, be watchful, vigilant). Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.”
The Message Translation says
“Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce and would like nothing better than to catch you napping. Keep your guard up. You’re not the only ones plunged into these hard times. It’s the same with Christians all over the world. So keep a firm grip on the faith.”
As believers, we are faced each day with different situations that have the potential to make us compromise our Christian value/standards. Standards which represents our Christian values that are geared towards standing us out from people who are yet to receive Jesus into their heart as their Lord and personal savior.
Today’s key verse, expressly tells us that we have an enemy, the devil who is constantly on the move like a roaring like looking being situations and opportunities that will make you compromise your godly values and Faith.
This scripture makes us understand that the devil takes this job description of his very seriously and would do everything to ‘pounce’ on us so that he can keep us down.
This is why adhering to the instruction of today’s key verse is very crucial if we want to continually be Victorious! Remember we live in a world where there are so many things that cause distractions for us as believers.
And unless we are determined to be self-controlled and to curb our passion, we will, unfortunately, fall victim to the devil and end up being casualties!
The Message translation emphasizes that the devil would like nothing better “than to catch you as a child of God napping” and admonishes you to keep your guard up, to be sober, vigilant, alert, watchful, reflective and to curb every passion that might want entrap you.
Therefore, as you go about your daily business and activities this month of February, be mindful and be intentional about heeding to the wisdom in today’s key verse in all you do whether in your relationship, business, family, marriage, workplace, education, ministry, etc.
Make sure your guard is up always too. Be reflective in all you do so that you can be quick to make better choices. Be sensitive to the Holyspirit leading and instruction to you. Pray always and as much as you can also pray in your heavenly language (speaking in tongues – you can look more into this in 1Corinthians 14:2,39).
Remember God’s word is the believers manual to help us navigate through life’s crossroads and so that we are continuously Victorious and thousands of steps ahead of the devil!
You are more than a Conqueror through Christ Jesus, Hallelujah!
Happy New month. Do have a blessed and fruitful day!
God bless you!
PRAY ALWAYS, BE SELF CONTROLLED AND BE .WATCHFUL!