Stay Alert!  

Read: 1 Peter 5:6-9 NLT – So humble yourselves under the mighty – Bible Gateway

“Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 NLT

Traveling through areas we haven’t been before requires caution. Whether it’s traveling by automobile with the most sophisticated GPS or strolling a scenic countryside on a Sunday afternoon walk, if you haven’t been that way before, a little caution is recommended. It is that way in our lives as well. Every day we wake up to a new day where we have never been before, caution is needed.

For the Christian, each day is a particular challenge. We have never ending responsibilities between family, work, and other household chores among those extra curriculum activities we add on ourselves. Managing it all is a struggle and by the end of the day we’re wiped out. We have a to tendency let our guard down, in fact it may have started to slide midway through the day, and when we’re most vulnerable the enemy attacks. With all of our responsibilities each day we must add the essential one to our list; ‘stay alert.’

1 Peter 5:8 says, “Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.” (nlt) Just as traveling a road we haven’t been on previously requires some attention and staying alert, each day is a road we haven’t traveled on, and Satan is prowling around looking for that opportunity to pounce on us. Staying alert is vital from morning until night. Satan knows our weak moments as they occur, and we would be smart to recognize them ourselves and stay alert. (have that cup of coffee) If we are not paying attention, Satan and his minions will take advantage of our lapse and before we know it, he got us. Remember we haven’t been this way before, caution ahead, so stay alert!