Be alert
and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion
looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in
the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world
is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. 1 Peter 5:8-9
Yes. If you are a Christian, the devil (and his
demons) want to tempt you to fail in your Christian walk.
He roars,
meaning he’s loud and not afraid to make himself public. He wants to devour, consuming pure lives and
turning them into a bloody mess. The
devil wants you to be afraid, so you think you must submit.
But you
have a lion on your side too—the Lion of Judah, Jesus Christ—who has real power
and can shoo the devil away.
You can
resist the devil simply through the power of choice, by refusing temptations
and accepting God’s commands. So resist
and stand firm. Know that you are not
alone. Others are undergoing the same
kind of sufferings.
And you’ll
reduce that roaring lion into nothing more than a scaredy cat.