Steal, Kill, and Destroy

Scripture Reading:  1 Peter 5:6-11

Focus Verse:  1 Peter 5:8  “Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” 

I was reading a story recently about a cow and a leopard, and how they had become friends. The leopard had lost it mother when it was very young, so the cow gave it milk.  Now the leopard is full grown, and it comes to visit the cow every night.  They even sleep together.  The leopard thinks the cow is its mother.  This is a very unusual relationship because normally the leopard would kill and eat a cow.  Could the leopard, one day, turn and devour the cow?

The Bible describes our enemy, the devil, in a similar way.  The devil walks around like a lion looking for someone to eat.  A predator usually looks for an animal that has separated from the herd.  I have been on safaris in Kenya and I see the gazelles all run together, but sometimes one or two get separated from the group.  Those are the ones that are a target for the lions.

Sometimes we as Christians get careless and get separated from our Christian friends.  We still need to pray for each other, and encourage one another to stay in God’s Word.  Satan is watching for the right time to attack.  Satan has one thing in mind to steal, kill, and destroy you. We are God’s most prized creation, so it’s no wonder that Satan would like to do away with us. So let’s not be a Christian that isolates.  Seek ways to keep in good fellowship with God and with your Christian friends.

 

~Bobby Johnson

Interlocking Ministries