Be Aware

12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

You have an enemy

1 Peter 5:8 NASB95

8 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Keep your armor on

Ephesians 6:18 NASB95

18 With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,

How should we act?

3 John 11 NASB95

11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

1 Peter 3:13 NASB95

13 Who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good?

What should we offer to God?

Micah 6:6–8 NASB95

6 With what shall I come to the Lord And bow myself before the God on high? Shall I come to Him with burnt offerings, With yearling calves? 7 Does the Lord take delight in thousands of rams, In ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my rebellious acts, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?

1 Peter 5:6–7 NASB95

6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

What does God hate?

Proverbs 6:16–19 NASB95

16 There are six things which the Lord hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil, 19 A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.

What does God love?

Psalm 11:7 NASB95

7 For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; The upright will behold His face.

Psalm 37:28 NASB95

28 For the Lord loves justice And does not forsake His godly ones; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.

Psalm 87:2 NASB95

2 The Lord loves the gates of Zion More than all the other dwelling places of Jacob.

Psalm 146:8 NASB95

8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord raises up those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous;

Proverbs 15:9 NASB95

9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But He loves one who pursues righteousness.