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Sunday, Nov 4, 2007
Training for the Lion (Lion
Training)
1Peter 5:8,9
"Be sober, be vigilant; because
your adversary the devil walks
about like a roaring lion,
seeking whom he may devour."
The Word of the Lord to us, is
vigilance! Because
of this "malignant enemy," the
devil, we must be watchful
and prayerful at all
times. We also must
maintain our area of
responsibility, not using human
energy, but the energy that the
Holy Spirit brings to us.
When we use His energy, we are
not subject to the kind of
exhaustion that debilitates us
and causes ineffectiveness or
burn-out.
The scripture tells us how to
deal with devilish, devouring
and lion-like attacks.
Verse nine says, "Resist him
steadfast in the faith, knowing
that the same sufferings are
experienced by your brotherhood
in the world." We resist
the devil by standing against
him using faith and a good
conscience. As we stand in
the Faith of the Lord Jesus, we
are able to withstand his
vicious attempts against us and
our families.
We are like a dam that stands
unmoved by the flowing of the
rivers' mighty force against it.
We interrupt the devils plans
and progress by standing our
ground! We must always
hold our position, knowing that
we are the called of God.
Although we have the Life of
Christ Jesus resident in us, we
also have the responsibility of
walking circumspectly in the
present world, proving the
Lord's Victory.
We always experience suffering
while resisting. This
suffering has joy set before it.
We endure because the joy of the
Lord is our strength.
Those who do not know Jesus,
experience the brutality and
finality of suffering. We
who are in Christ Jesus have
hope during our difficult times.
Christ Jesus is the hope that
the Lord will be for us at the
Last Day!
His grace is sufficient to carry
you through whatever
difficulties you may encounter
in this world.
Oh! The lion's fangs have been
removed! Jesus disarmed
principalities and powers on His
cross!
In Christ
Pastor Don |
