Be sober, be vigilant; because your
adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may
devour. Resist him, steadfast in the
faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in
the world. 1 Peter 5:8-9
This
"lion" doesn't just want to paw at his victims and scratch them but
he wants to chew them up. Roaring is one
of the lion’s strategies for catching prey - they creep up on the prey and when
they are close enough they will let out a roar that confuses that animal and
strikes fear into them. The prey then cannot "think" or react
correctly out of fear and so is trapped and caught by the lion. You have an
enemy that wants to take you down, wipe you out, make you miserable and nullify
your effectiveness. He seeks to make you feel so discouraged, so defeated in
your own walk that you won’t be able to effectively impact others for the
kingdom. He wants to ruin your testimony.
The people
who are not “devourable” are those who refuse to be intimidated by his roars
because they know that the true Lion of Judah, Jesus Christ, has already come
and defeated the devil and has rendered him powerless. They know that the devil
cannot do anything to them because Christ resides in them and He is greater
than the he who is in the world.
If you’re a believer
in Christ, the Lion of Judah is in you. He redeemed you with His blood and He
has given you power and authority over your adversary. If you hear an empty lion roar off in the
distance, then stand firm in your faith, resist the devil and he will flee from
you and take all of his empty threats with him. You see, the “lion” doesn't
dare go near the sheep that are close to the Shepherd, for the Shepherd has a
big rod. When you let the devil know that you are “In Christ” and that his intimidations
in your life are over, you are numbering yourself among the UN-devourable!
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