Glory to
God, my brothers, Peace be unto you!
Today we will study a little about the wiles of the devil, which he uses to try to bring us down, then pay close attention to this word, and be very careful with your life in your day-to-day and of course with regard to the you have done, do and will do with their attitudes towards their salvation.
1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober, be watchful. Because your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour";
In the Bible we find several passages where we are told to be careful not to be deceived, and Jesus himself warns us in <Matthew 7:15> "Beware, however, of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. " In the book of <Colossenses 2:8> 8 "to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ"; These are only examples found in the Bible, and this further strengthens our attention to the things of the Kingdom of God and our salvation.
Let the text that interests us and we 1Pe 2:8 by parts;
1 Peter 2:8
* First - "We have to be sober, be vigilant;" What does that mean? This means that every time we have to be in good conscience, convinced of the truth of God, and focused on Jesus who is our target, watching not to confuse the gospel of Christ to another gospel of deceit where we found salvation through love and the cross.
* Second - "Your adversary the devil prowls around"; Another interesting opponent(adversary); the devil is our adversary, correct? Of course yes, but only when we walk with Jesus, we live in Jesus, if you have not been with Jesus, has not lived Jesus, you can consider the devil as your friend, it is in the Bible because it is God's enemy , (<1 John 2:15> "Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him." and <Tg 4:4> "Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not you that friendship with the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God "). and continuing in the text, "the devil prowls around" and this is very good, because it means that around us and let God sends his angels to protect us from all evil; Hallelujah! So rejoice, God is on our side and our side always, at all times.
* Third - "like a roaring lion"; My beloved, particularly here is the main part of the text for me, because this is where the Christian must discern between the voice of Jesus and the voice of the devil. In the word of God in the book <Rev 5:5> "And he said unto me one of the elders, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the scroll and break its seven seals. " Beloved here we find the real Lion, Jesus, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, who roars with strength, power and authority; Then my brothers in the text "as a roaring lion", is simply an attempt by the devil to imitate the roar Lion of the tribe of Judah, Jesus, and also a way the enemy tries to devour the believer; This is why I had said earlier about the discernment of the voice (roar) of Jesus. The cunning of the devil to deceive those who are of God is very great; see, he tries to imitate the voice (roar) of Jesus, he tries to impersonate Jesus, ie, is the true wolf in sheep. And if you do not find in the green pastures of Jesus, be careful, you can be easy prey. In the word of God shows us in <Mateus 24:24> "For false Christs and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders, if possible, they shall deceive the very elect." Here we have the certainty that appearances can be deceiving, imitation is so real that it was possible to deceive even the elect;
Finally we go to the fourth and final point of this study.
* fourth - "seeking whom he may devour." In this part of this clear, the devil seeks an opening, if one wants to power down the distracted, and if he finds the gap opened it makes a big mess and destruction. Evident! If the Christian does not practice the word of God, not being sober and vigilant and not hear the true voice (roar) of Jesus. Again, our opponent actually searching the heedless.
My beloved (a) want to be clear: Jesus speaks in our hearts all the time, and he can also use several people to talk to us, the most important is: We really have to learn to hear the voice of GOD ALWAYS, ONLY voice of God and to pursue our goal which is salvation in Jesus, practicing His word is true and there is no mistake. I had a pastor who always said, "The devil does not play to be the devil;" Then my brother (â) take it to your life as well, and you talk more, "Do not play to be Christian"; Fight every day for your salvation always with faith in Jesus, and never lose hope in Him, He loves you very much and always will love you; Remember He died on that cross for you.
Amen!
Today we will study a little about the wiles of the devil, which he uses to try to bring us down, then pay close attention to this word, and be very careful with your life in your day-to-day and of course with regard to the you have done, do and will do with their attitudes towards their salvation.
1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober, be watchful. Because your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour";
In the Bible we find several passages where we are told to be careful not to be deceived, and Jesus himself warns us in <Matthew 7:15> "Beware, however, of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. " In the book of <Colossenses 2:8> 8 "to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ"; These are only examples found in the Bible, and this further strengthens our attention to the things of the Kingdom of God and our salvation.
Let the text that interests us and we 1Pe 2:8 by parts;
1 Peter 2:8
* First - "We have to be sober, be vigilant;" What does that mean? This means that every time we have to be in good conscience, convinced of the truth of God, and focused on Jesus who is our target, watching not to confuse the gospel of Christ to another gospel of deceit where we found salvation through love and the cross.
* Second - "Your adversary the devil prowls around"; Another interesting opponent(adversary); the devil is our adversary, correct? Of course yes, but only when we walk with Jesus, we live in Jesus, if you have not been with Jesus, has not lived Jesus, you can consider the devil as your friend, it is in the Bible because it is God's enemy , (<1 John 2:15> "Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him." and <Tg 4:4> "Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not you that friendship with the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God "). and continuing in the text, "the devil prowls around" and this is very good, because it means that around us and let God sends his angels to protect us from all evil; Hallelujah! So rejoice, God is on our side and our side always, at all times.
* Third - "like a roaring lion"; My beloved, particularly here is the main part of the text for me, because this is where the Christian must discern between the voice of Jesus and the voice of the devil. In the word of God in the book <Rev 5:5> "And he said unto me one of the elders, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the scroll and break its seven seals. " Beloved here we find the real Lion, Jesus, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, who roars with strength, power and authority; Then my brothers in the text "as a roaring lion", is simply an attempt by the devil to imitate the roar Lion of the tribe of Judah, Jesus, and also a way the enemy tries to devour the believer; This is why I had said earlier about the discernment of the voice (roar) of Jesus. The cunning of the devil to deceive those who are of God is very great; see, he tries to imitate the voice (roar) of Jesus, he tries to impersonate Jesus, ie, is the true wolf in sheep. And if you do not find in the green pastures of Jesus, be careful, you can be easy prey. In the word of God shows us in <Mateus 24:24> "For false Christs and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders, if possible, they shall deceive the very elect." Here we have the certainty that appearances can be deceiving, imitation is so real that it was possible to deceive even the elect;
Finally we go to the fourth and final point of this study.
* fourth - "seeking whom he may devour." In this part of this clear, the devil seeks an opening, if one wants to power down the distracted, and if he finds the gap opened it makes a big mess and destruction. Evident! If the Christian does not practice the word of God, not being sober and vigilant and not hear the true voice (roar) of Jesus. Again, our opponent actually searching the heedless.
My beloved (a) want to be clear: Jesus speaks in our hearts all the time, and he can also use several people to talk to us, the most important is: We really have to learn to hear the voice of GOD ALWAYS, ONLY voice of God and to pursue our goal which is salvation in Jesus, practicing His word is true and there is no mistake. I had a pastor who always said, "The devil does not play to be the devil;" Then my brother (â) take it to your life as well, and you talk more, "Do not play to be Christian"; Fight every day for your salvation always with faith in Jesus, and never lose hope in Him, He loves you very much and always will love you; Remember He died on that cross for you.
Amen!
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