Your Adversary the Devil

Tuesday, May 27th

When our family was visiting a children's zoo on our vacation we saw some boys teasing a lion. Was that lion ever roaring! We didn't want to spend much time by the lion's cage.

This incident reminded me of a familiar Bible verse. It says, "Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like, a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour" (1 Peter 5:8). The roaring of the lion frightened the children visiting the zoo. Let me tell you, if those bars had not been there, the big people would have run too.

But unfortunately, most people today don't even recognize the roaring of the devil. He is "roaming about on the earth" (Job 1:7). He instigated the very first murder when "Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him" (Genesis 4:8). This was Cain "who was of the evil one" (1 John 3:12). The devil continues to foster all manner of evil in the world. He is, as Christ says, "The father of lies" (John 8:44). He is the father of so-called white lies He is the father of the lies spoken by kings and prime ministers. Yes, that serpent of old called the devil and Satan is constantly working behind the scenes to promote evil.

Now let me ask you, "Does the devil have a foothold in your life?" Then you need to turn to Jesus Christ for help. You see, "The Son of God appeared for this purpose, that He might destroy the works of the devil" (1 John 3:8). To prove this, Jesus healed a woman whom He said, "Satan has bound for eighteen long years" (Luke 13:16). Trust this same Christ to deliver you from what ever grip the devil may have on you.

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