Christian Devotional – July 7, 2023

Through Suffering, Day 19

Be alert and resist. Read 1 Peter 5:8-9.

Be alert and resist. These are active commands that we are expected to follow through on. As Peter has been discussing the suffering that the people are enduring and that they should be giving their anxiety and fears to God, he reminds them that their enemy is still out there looking for them. Their enemy is desiring their destruction.

Likewise, our enemy desires our destruction. Satan is constantly prowling around looking for opportunities to cause us to stumble and fall. Are we alert? Do we constantly stay on guard, expecting an attack? Are we resisting the devil in all he tempts us with?

These two actions must be intentional. We do not just happen to resist the devil, we make a point of resisting the devil. Are we being intentional and are we alert and resisting?