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Reading: 1 Peter 5:8-11
Pray
When Jesus was about to be turned over to be killed, he spent his final hours with his disciples instilling the kingdom into them.
In one of those exchanges with Peter, Jesus informs him (and us) of the nature of the spiritual war occuring at that very moment:
There is an ongoing spiritual battle, even to this very day.
The fight is on, and we as Christians are engaged in the battle.
Jesus Calls Us to Be “On Guard”...
…Because We Have an Enemy Seeking to Destroy Us
How do we stand “on guard,” ready to defeat the devil?
We Actively Oppose Our Enemy
We Are Firmly Rooted in Faith
We Struggle Together within the Body
We Look Forward to God’s Future Rewards
The brevity of our suffering pales in comparison to the eternality of his glory.
The severity of our suffering falters in comparison to the greatness of his grace.
The anguish of our suffering dims in comparison to the effervescence of his rewards.
He will restore us - the loss we incur fighting this good fight will be more than repaid.
He will confirm us - he makes us more capable to fight the good fight of resisting Satan
He will strengthen us - God will provide the strength they need to stand firm and fight.
He will establish us - God will lay the sure foundation and set us upon Christ, our solid rock.
And I don’t know if you caught this, but take a big picture look at this whole chapter, and you’ll see something amazing happen.
Through the calls for humility and vigilance, the reminders of reward amid the reality of suffering, we find that God is maturing us.
All this evil and anguish are tools God uses to build us into complete, mature followers of Christ.
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