YOUR ENEMY THE DEVIL

11/24/2021

NOVEMBER 24 - START YOUR DAY RIGHT DEVOTION

1 Peter 5:8 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour

YOUR ENEMY THE DEVIL

When the first humans chose to defy God, they became slaves to the sin they had brought into the world. As a result, they gave up the authority over creation that God had originally delegated to them (Genesis 1:26-30; 2:15, 19-20). Satan then rose up and seized that control over the earth (John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11) and began to dominate the world with his evil purposes (1 John 5:19). He now patrols the earth as commander of a host of evil spirits through whom he enslaves and keeps captive those who do not have a personal relationship with Christ (Ephesians 2:2). Only Christ’s true and faithful followers have been rescued and liberated from Satan’s power. Yet like a ferocious beast, he remains a threat to believers (Psalms 22:13; Ezekiel 22:25) and seeks to ruin and destroy them especially through experiences of suffering (1 Peter 5:8-10). He will spiritually destroy anyone who abandons God’s protection. But through our faith in Christ’s sacrifice for us (Revelation 12:11), our spiritual warfare by the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 6:11-18) and our prayers to God (Matthew 6:13), we are fully equipped to defeat Satan’s schemes (Ephesians 6:11), to resist him and to stand firm in the faith (1 Peter 5:9). Believers must never forget that “the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world” (1 John 4:4).

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