SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 7/21/2017
8:36 AM
My Worship Time
Focus: PT-1 Be Watchful
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: 1 Peter
5:8-9
Message of the
verses: “8 Be of sober spirit, be on
the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion,
seeking someone to devour. 9 But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that
the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who
are in the world.”
In Dr. Warren Wiersbe’s commentary on 1 Peter he writes
in this section about our enemy, the devil or Satan, and in this section there
are also two sub-sections, “Respect him—he is dangerous,” and also “Recognize
him—he is a great pretender,” which covers verses from John’s gospel and also 2
Corinthians. The study of Satan has
caused problems for many believers during their time here on earth, and yet as
believers we are to know our enemies for Satan may be the worst of our three
enemies, but the world and the flesh are also powerful enemies that wage war
against us as believers. In this SD we
will look just at the quote at the beginning of this section by Dr. Wiersbe and
then in tomorrow’s SD we will look at that first sub-section mentioned above.
“One reason we have cares is because we have an
enemy. As the serpent, Satan deceives (2
Cor. 11:3); and as the lion, Satan devours.
The word ‘Satan’ means ‘adversary,’ and the world ‘devil’ means ‘the
accuser, the slander.’ The recipients of
this letter had already experienced the attacks of the slanderer (1 Peter 4:4,
14), and now they would meet several practical instructions to help them get
victory over their adversary.”
I have in my small library three books that talk about the
enemies that believers have which are very insightful. Warren Wiersbe wrote one of them and that
book I also have in an audio file so I can listen to it when I don’t have the
time to read it, like when I am taking a walk.
7/21/2017 8:50 AM
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