Daily Devotions
July 14th, 2022 by Pastor Solley1 Peter 5:6-9 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
KJV
When we are moved to question God, to demand of God, to lift ourselves above God, not to be humble before God we need to realize where that temptation comes from. It is an attack from Satan. As we saw yesterday we need to be sober and vigilant because our enemy is always lurking about, always waiting to pounce. Now we see we are to resist Satan steadfastly. (Verse 9) To resist is to withstand, to stand opposed. To be steadfast is to be strong and sure. Take note now of the key to resisting the devil, it is to remain steadfast in our faith, our faith in our God. It is a battle we will not win in our own strength because it is a spiritual battle. The afflictions we go through in this life go beyond the physical. The heartaches beyond emotional. We stand in a spiritual battle on all fronts because Satan will use any circumstance to try and shake our faith, to get us to question God, to move us away from casting all our care upon our precious Savior. Even Michael the archangel would not stand against Satan but turned the battle over to the Lord. In our greatest hour of need, in the deepest waters, on the most troubled sea, we need to humble ourselves more and be steadfast in our faith.