Putting God's Word into Action
8-11 Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping. Keep your guard up. You’re not the only ones plunged into these hard times. It’s the same with Christians all over the world. So keep a firm grip on the faith. The suffering won’t last forever. It won’t be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ—eternal and glorious plans they are!—will have you put together and on your feet for good. He gets the last word; yes, he does. I Peter 5:8-11 Msg (the Message is a paraphrase) I remember writing a devotion years ago about the devil is like a lion roaring, seeking whom he may devour. Did you know that the purpose of a lion’s roar is to transfix and actually paralyze its prey? Well, that is what the enemy would like to do to you. Paralyze you in fear, so much, so that it consumes you, instead of picking up your sword of faith and going forward into battle. He likes to distract us f